SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 713
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 713
[html]WW 713 SEVERE TSTM TX CW 250530Z - 251200Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 713
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1130 PM CST Tue Dec 24 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
South-Central and Southeast Texas
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 1130 PM
until 600 AM CST.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will spread slowly east-southeastward across
the middle/upper TX Coast through early Christmas morning. The
strongest convection will be capable of producing large hail
generally around 1-1.5 inches in diameter, along with
severe/damaging winds up to 55-65 mph. A brief tornado remains
possible with any persistent supercell.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45
statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles west southwest
of Victoria TX to 40 miles north of Galveston TX. For a co*plete
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...c*NTINUE...WW 712...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector
28020.
...Gleason
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Source: SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 713 (http://ht**://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0713.html)