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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 2

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

100 PM CST Wed Jan 6 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Southeast Texas

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 100 PM

  until 700 PM CST.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are forming along a cold front surging into

southeast Texas.  These storms will pose a risk of locally damaging

winds, large hail, and a tornado or two through the afternoon.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 85

statute miles either side of a line from 30 miles northwest of

Palacios TX to 50 miles east southeast of Huntsville TX. 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.



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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 450. Mean storm motion vector

27035.



...Hart

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