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WWUS20 KWNS 271822

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SPC WW 271822

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 230

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

125 PM CDT Wed May 27 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Central and Southeast Texas

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 125 PM

  until 900 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Widespread large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3

    inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Intense thunderstorms will continue to develop across the

central Texas this afternoon and track southeastward toward the

coast.  Very large hail and damaging wind gusts are the primary

threats.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65

statute miles either side of a line from 25 miles southwest of

Stephenville TX to 20 miles south southeast of Galveston TX. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).



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

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

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

29030.



...Hart

