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SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 170

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 170

[html]WW 170 SEVERE TSTM TX 020120Z - 020700Z
     
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 170
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
820 PM CDT Sun May 1 2022

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
  Central and North Texas

* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 820 PM
  until 200 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
    to 2.5 inches in diameter possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Multiple clusters of severe storms will spread generally
eastward this evening into the overnight across a broad part of
central/north Texas, initially in areas to the west of I-35. This
will include a few supercells along with the potential development
of a severe-caliber thunderstorm cluster with an increased damaging
wind potential.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55
statute miles east and west of a line from 60 miles northwest of
Mineral Wells TX to 25 miles southeast of Junction TX. For a
co*plete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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 168...WW 169...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector
25025.

...Guyer


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Source: SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 170 (http://ht**://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0170.html)