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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 132

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

345 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 

  Northwest Texas



* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 345 PM until

  1000 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5

    inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are forecast to

develop this afternoon into the evening.  A few of the stronger

storms will probably evolve into supercells and pose a risk for

large to very large hail and severe gusts.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60

statute miles north and south of a line from 95 miles west northwest

of Abilene TX to 75 miles east northeast of Abilene TX. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



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

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

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector

27030.



...Smith