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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 128

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

510 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 

  Central and North Texas



* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 510 PM until

  1100 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 2 inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible



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

further develop across central Texas, and possibly into additional

parts of North/Northeast Texas this evening.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65

statute miles east and west of a line from 10 miles west northwest

of Paris TX to 120 miles southwest of Temple TX. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).



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 125...WW 126...WW 127...



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

2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A

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

29025.



...Guyer