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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 51

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

835 AM CDT Sat Apr 13 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  South-central Texas



* Effective this Saturday morning and afternoon from 835 AM until

  300 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  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...Discrete cells ahead of an approaching line of

thunderstorms will both offer potential for isolated large hail and

damaging wind gusts into early afternoon. A brief tornado is also

possible, mainly this morning.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65

statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles west northwest

of Hondo TX to 60 miles east southeast of Austin TX. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).



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 48...WW 49...WW 50...



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

22040.



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