@WFOEP

The official page of the City of Wichita Falls, TX Office of Emergency Preparedness.

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#ReadyWichitaFalls | Know the difference between a Watch vs. a Warning. We hope you TACO-about it at work and home today. 👀 Tornado Watch = Be aware. 🌪 Tornado Warning+ Take Action! Visit, wichitafallstx.gov/2279/Wich…
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NWS Severe Tstorm
@NWSSevereTstorm1 May 2024
Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Burkburnett TX, Walters OK and Waurika OK until 12:15 AM CDT – at Oklahoma, USA
This graphic displays a severe thunderstorm warning plotted on a map. The warning is in effect until 12:15 AM CDT. The warning includes Burkburnett TX, Walters OK and Waurika OK. This warning is for Northern Jefferson County in southern Oklahoma, Cotton County in southwestern Oklahoma, Southern Stephens County in southern Oklahoma, Southeastern Tillman County in southwestern Oklahoma, Northwestern Clay County in northern Texas and Central Wichita County in northern Texas. The threats associated with this warning are wind gusts up to 60 MPH and half dollar sized hail. There are 29,085 people in the warning along with 30 schools and 1 hospital.

ALT This graphic displays a severe thunderstorm warning plotted on a map. The warning is in effect until 12:15 AM CDT. The warning includes Burkburnett TX, Walters OK and Waurika OK. This warning is for Northern Jefferson County in southern Oklahoma, Cotton County in southwestern Oklahoma, Southern Stephens County in southern Oklahoma, Southeastern Tillman County in southwestern Oklahoma, Northwestern Clay County in northern Texas and Central Wichita County in northern Texas. The threats associated with this warning are wind gusts up to 60 MPH and half dollar sized hail. There are 29,085 people in the warning along with 30 schools and 1 hospital.

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NWS Norman
@NWSNorman28 Apr 2024
8:00 - A new tornado watch is in effect until 3:00 am. If you are west of this - including Enid, Woodward, Altus. Weatherford - then the severe threat has diminished for you. If you are in this new watch, then severe weather is not over yet!
NWS Tornado
@NWStornado28 Apr 2024
A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Oklahoma and Texas until 3 AM CDT
This graphic displays Tornado Watch watch number 152 plotted on a map. The watch is in effect until 3:00 AM CDT. The watch includes parts of Oklahoma and Texas. The threats associated with this watch are a few tornadoes likely, widespread hail up to two inch size likely and scattered gusts up to 70 mph likely. There are 3,950,813 people in the watch along with 1691 schools and 161 hospitals.

ALT This graphic displays Tornado Watch watch number 152 plotted on a map. The watch is in effect until 3:00 AM CDT. The watch includes parts of Oklahoma and Texas. The threats associated with this watch are a few tornadoes likely, widespread hail up to two inch size likely and scattered gusts up to 70 mph likely. There are 3,950,813 people in the watch along with 1691 schools and 161 hospitals.

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NWS Norman
@NWSNorman28 Apr 2024
Updated timing for severe weather this evening - don't let your guard down, the tornado/flooding threat remains!
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NWS Norman
@NWSNorman28 Apr 2024
720pm - Behind the scenes as we enter our 13th hour of severe weather operations. A long night ahead.
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#ReadyWichitaFalls | Have multiple ways of getting emergency alerts. Learn more about alerts at, wichitafallstx.gov/alert
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The safest place in a home to take shelter is in the basement or saferoom. If you don’t have a basement or saferoom, go to an inside room, without windows, on the lowest floor. This could be a center hallway, bathroom, or closet. Do NOT stay in a mobile home or vehicle. #TxWx
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Total Riders left as of 3:02 PM 🚲 304/ 100 Mile 🚲 58/ 75 Mile 🚲 83/ 100K 🚲 0/ 50 Mile 🚲 0/ 25 Mile Total: 445 Riders Left #HHH #HotternHell2023 #CityofWF #WichitaFallsTX #ReadyWichitaFalls #HHH23
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#Watch | The National Weather Service has extended the Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 2:00 am. We are seeing storms impacting our area now. Please stay #WeatherAware! Alert Info, inws.ncep.noaa.gov/a/a.php?i…
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#Watch | The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the City of Wichita Falls, Texas until 11:00 pm. Stay #WeatherAware! Alert Info, inws.ncep.noaa.gov/a/a.php?i…
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#Watch | The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for the City of Wichita Falls until Sunday Afternoon. 2 to 4 inches of rain is expected. #TurnAroundDontDrown Alert Info, inws.ncep.noaa.gov/a/a.php?i…
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NWS Norman
@NWSNorman11 May 2023
We continue to monitor hour-by-hour changes for where severe weather is likely to develop. Latest models, radar, and high-resolution models suggest storms will develop within the highlighted area by 6 pm. #txwx #okwx
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#WeatherUpdate | We can see storms develop in North Texas over the next few hours. Please see #WeatherAware
NWS Norman
@NWSNorman11 May 2023
Satellite and model guidance continues to indicate the best chance of severe thunderstorm develop will occur across parts of western north TX and southern Oklahoma over the next 1 to 2 hours. Be ready to seek shelter if warnings are issued. #okwx #texomawx
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#Watch | The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, until 11:00 pm. Please stay #WeatherAware and follow for updates. Alert Info, inws.ncep.noaa.gov/a/a.php?i…
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#ReadyWichitaFalls | Storms are possible this afternoon and evening! Have multiple ways of getting emergency alerts. Learn more about alerts at, wichitafallstx.gov/alert
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Plano Emergency Management@PlanoEM11 May 2023
Yeah… don't be this person. A WARNING means that dangerous conditions have formed and are currently happening! #Plano #dfwwx
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#WeatherUpdate | Get ready for a long weekend of hazardous weather! We start today with a slight risk of strong to severe thunderstorms that are capable of producing all hazards. Please be #WeatherAware and keep updated with local forecasts. #TXWX #ReadyWichitaFalls
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#Watch | The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the City of Wichita Falls, Texas until 9:00pm. Please stay #WeatherAware! Alert info, inws.ncep.noaa.gov/a/a.php?i…
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#WeatherUpdate | We have another chance for severe weather this afternoon and evening. Hazards included up to baseball size hail and 80+ wind gusts.
NWS Norman
@NWSNorman7 May 2023
Today: Expect another round of severe storms late this afternoon and into the evening. Thunderstorms will be capable of producing baseball-size hail and damaging wind gusts up to 80 mph, primarily within the Slight Risk area (see below, area in yellow). #okwx #texomawx
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#Watch | The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the City of Wichita Falls, Texas until 11:00 PM. Alert Info, inws.ncep.noaa.gov/a/a.php?i…
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#WeatherUpdate | We can see storms develop today around 5 PM to 9 PM in the Wichita Falls Area.
NWS Norman
@NWSNorman6 May 2023
Severe storms are expected to fire ahead of a dryline over western north Texas & south-central OK (4-6 PM)... Very strong instability will result in very large hail (baseballs), & high cloud bases (deep sub-cloud dry air) will result in wind gusts up to 80 mph. #okwx #texomawx
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