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WWUS20 KWNS 232236

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SPC WW 232236

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 96

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

540 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Far West Texas



* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 540 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...One or more discrete supercells are expected to move east

across Far West Texas through this evening with large hail as the

primary hazard.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60

statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles south southeast

of Marfa TX to 45 miles west northwest of Wink TX. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).



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 95...



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

24035.



...Grams

