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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 293

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

310 PM CDT Sun May 28 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Central and Southeast Texas



* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 310 PM until

  1000 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to rapidly develop over the

watch area this afternoon, spreading slowly eastward this evening.

Damaging winds and hail will be possible in the strongest cells.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60

statute miles either side of a line from 35 miles south southeast of

Del Rio TX to 65 miles north of Huntsville TX. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).



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 292...



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

25025.



...Hart

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