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WWUS20 KWNS 032131

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SPC WW 032131

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 127

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

435 PM CDT Fri May 3 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Southern and central Texas



* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 435 PM until

  1100 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5

    inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible



SUMMARY...Numerous thunderstorms are developing across the Edwards

Plateau to Hill Country regions. Large hail is the primary threat.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80

statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles north

northwest of Del Rio TX to 60 miles north of Victoria TX. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).



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...



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

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

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

27025.



...Grams

