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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 99

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1150 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 

  Southeast Texas

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 1150 PM

  until 700 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 85

    mph likely

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...An intense line of thunderstorms over south Texas will

track eastward overnight across the watch area.  The potential

exists for considerable coverage of damaging wind gust and some

hail.  Isolated tornadoes are also possible along the leading edge

of the squall line.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65

statute miles east and west of a line from 65 miles north northwest

of Houston TX to 30 miles southeast of Palacios TX. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).



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 98...



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

2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 75 knots. A

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

26035.



...Hart