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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 173

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

745 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 

  South-central and East Texas



* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 745 PM

  until 200 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...At least isolated severe storms are expected to further

develop across south-central into east Texas this evening, including

parts of the I-35/I-45 corridors. Bouts of large hail and damaging

winds are expected to be the primary hazards, but a tornado could

also occur given the moist environment and some strengthening of

low-level winds.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55

statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles east northeast

of Huntsville TX to 60 miles northwest of New Braunfels TX. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are

favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.

Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening

weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible

warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce

tornadoes.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 170...WW 171...WW 172...



AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector

26025.



...Guyer