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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 444

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

545 PM CST Wed Dec 26 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  South-central Texas



* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning from

  545 PM until 200 AM CST.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Storms will continue to increase this evening, initially

across the Edwards Plateau. Damaging winds and some severe hail will

be possible, but a few tornadoes will also be possible, especially

as storms encounter richer moisture and stronger low-level shear

toward the Hill County/I-35 general vicinity later this evening into

the overnight.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 95 statute miles

east and west of a line from 60 miles west northwest of Austin TX to

45 miles south of Hondo TX. For a complete depiction of the watch

see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for

tornadoes and 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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 441...WW 442...WW 443...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 23035.



...Guyer

