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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 150

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1055 PM CDT Tue May 7 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  West-central Texas



* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 1055 PM

  until 700 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms may continue to increase in coverage across

the Concho Valley to Big Country region overnight. Large hail and

severe wind gusts will be the primary hazards.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60

statute miles east and west of a line from 60 miles north of Abilene

TX to 45 miles west southwest of Junction 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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 145...WW 149...



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

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

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector

22030.



...Grams

