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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 48

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

130 AM CDT Sat Apr 13 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  West-central and southwest Texas



* Effective this Saturday morning from 130 AM until 900 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...Thunderstorms should increase in coverage and intensity

across the area through the remainder of the pre-dawn hours, as both

moisture and lift strengthen near a surface low and north of a warm

front.  Hail is the main threat, though sporadic damaging gusts may

penetrate to the surface.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60

statute miles north and south of a line from 55 miles southwest of

Midland TX to 15 miles north of Brownwood TX. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).



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 450. Mean storm motion vector

24030.



...Edwards

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