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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 156

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

240 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Southern Louisiana

  Far Southwest Mississippi

  South-central/Southeast Texas

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Wednesday morning from 240 AM until 900 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A well-organized squall line will continue a general

south-southeastward progression across the region through the early

morning hours, with some additional and more isolated storms also

across south-central/southeast Texas. Damaging winds will be the

most common hazard, but severe hail is possible particularly across

the Texas portion of the Watch (south-central Texas).



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60

statute miles north and south of a line from 60 miles northwest of

Victoria TX to 80 miles east of Lafayette LA. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).



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 154...WW 155...



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

30040.



...Guyer

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