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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 98

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

545 PM CDT Thu Apr 9 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  South Texas



* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 545 PM until

  1100 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5

    inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms over Mexico are expected to develop eastward

into the watch area this evening, with a risk of large hail and

damaging winds.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45

statute miles east and west of a line from 85 miles north northwest

of Mcallen TX to 20 miles west southwest of Mcallen 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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 97...



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

27035.



...Hart

