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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 285

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

155 AM CDT Wed May 29 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  West Texas



* Effective this Wednesday morning from 155 AM until 1000 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

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Storms will continue to increase and expand

east/northeastward from the Permian Basin toward the Lower Rolling

Plains and northern Edwards Plateau. Large hail with supercells

should be the most common concern, although some potential for

near-surface-based storms could increase toward sunrise (and after)

with damaging wind potential and perhaps a low tornado risk.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55

statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles north of Fort

Stockton TX to 45 miles northeast of Abilene 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 284...



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

24025.



...Guyer

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