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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 15

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

955 PM CST Sat Feb 10 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 

  West-central Texas



* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 955 PM

  until 400 AM CST.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 2.5 inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will intensify tonight along a cold front

over west-central Texas.  These storms will likely pose a risk of

large hail and isolated damaging wind gusts as they track

east-northeastward across the watch area.  A tornado or two cannot

be ruled out in the southern part of the watch.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 95

statute miles east and west of a line from 85 miles southwest of

Junction TX to 45 miles east northeast of Abilene TX. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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 500. Mean storm motion vector

25035.



...Hart