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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 73

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

930 PM CDT Thu May 3 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Central, south-central and southwest Texas



* Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 930 PM

  until 500 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Across the watch area, thunderstorm coverage is expected

to increase through the remainder of this evening into the overnight

hours, in an environment of favorable shear and instability for a

large-hail risk and perhaps organized damaging-wind potential.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60

statute miles either side of a line from 40 miles south southeast of

Del Rio TX to 85 miles east northeast of Junction 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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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 23025.





...Edwards

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