SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 235

[NorthGeorgiaWX]

WW 235 SEVERE TSTM TX 131350Z - 132100Z

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 235
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
850 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  South central Texas

* Effective this Monday morning and afternoon from 850 AM until
  400 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Widespread large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3
    inches in diameter likely
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

SUMMARY...Scattered supercell development is expected this morning
and the storms will likely persist into this afternoon while
spreading eastward and increasing in coverage.  Very large hail up
to 3 inches in diameter and severe outflow gusts of 60-70 mph will
be the primary hazards.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
statute miles north and south of a line from 90 miles west northwest
of Cotulla TX to 55 miles north of Victoria 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.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 234...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean storm motion vector
27025.

...Thompson

Read more

View the full article