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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 23

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1025 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Central and North-Central Texas



* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 1025 PM

  until 500 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to develop and intensify along

a cold front pushing into west Texas.  These storms will sweep

eastward overnight across the watch area, posing a risk of damaging

winds and hail.  Isolated tornadoes are also possible.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 105

statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles west southwest

of Junction TX to 50 miles north northeast of Mineral Wells 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 22...



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

25035.



...Hart

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