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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 35

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

615 PM CST Sun Feb 19 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  South central Texas



* Effective this Sunday night from 615 PM until Midnight CST.



* Primary threats include...

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will continue to expand in coverage in a

band from south central into central Texas through the early

overnight hours.  A few large hail and damaging wind events may

occur prior to the storms weakening to the west of the San Antonio

metropolitan area.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55

statute miles east and west of a line from 85 miles northeast of Del

Rio TX to 85 miles south southeast of Del Rio TX. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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 34...



AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector

19030.



...Thompson

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