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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 165

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

155 PM CDT Sun May 12 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Far West Texas



* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 155 PM until

  900 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...A discrete supercell or two should develop, potentially

persisting for several hours during the late afternoon and early

evening. Large hail will be the primary hazard.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50

statute miles north and south of a line from 15 miles north

northwest of Marfa TX to 25 miles north northeast of Dryden TX. For

a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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 163...WW 164...



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

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

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector

27015.



...Grams

