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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 54

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

135 PM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 

  southern and southeastern Texas

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 135 PM until

  800 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Widespread large hail likely with isolated very large hail

    events to 3 inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to expand in coverage across

southern and eventually into southeastern Texas over the next few

hours.  Very large hail will be possible with these storms, along

with potential for locally damaging wind gusts and perhaps a

tornado.  Storms may linger into the evening, particularly across

western portions of the watch across the Rio Grande Valley vicinity.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70

statute miles either side of a line from 95 miles west of Hondo TX

to 15 miles northeast of Galveston TX. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU4).



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 53...



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

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

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

24035.



...Goss