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601 

WWUS20 KWNS 100345

SEL2

SPC WW 100345

TXZ000-100800-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 152

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1045 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  SOUTHWEST INTO NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS



* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING FROM 1045 PM

  UNTIL 300 AM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ONGOING OVER NORTH-CENTRAL

TEXAS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH A

CONTINUED RISK FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.  OTHER STORM

DEVELOPMENT IS ANTICIPATED OVER SOUTHWEST INTO WEST-CENTRAL TEXAS

ALONG A COLD FRONT WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ALSO POSSIBLE.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80

STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 105 MILES SOUTHWEST OF

SAN ANGELO TEXAS TO 55 MILES NORTHEAST OF STEPHENVILLE TEXAS.

FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



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.



&&



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 27020.





...MEAD

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500 

WWUS20 KWNS 100345

SEL2

SPC WW 100345

TXZ000-100800-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 152

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1045 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  SOUTHWEST INTO NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS



* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING FROM 1045 PM

  UNTIL 300 AM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ONGOING OVER NORTH-CENTRAL

TEXAS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH A

CONTINUED RISK FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.  OTHER STORM

DEVELOPMENT IS ANTICIPATED OVER SOUTHWEST INTO WEST-CENTRAL TEXAS

ALONG A COLD FRONT WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ALSO POSSIBLE.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80

STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 105 MILES SOUTHWEST OF

SAN ANGELO TEXAS TO 55 MILES NORTHEAST OF STEPHENVILLE TEXAS.

FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



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.



&&



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 27020.





...MEAD

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