WW 178 SEVERE TSTM TX 281830Z – 290100Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 178
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
130 PM CDT Fri Apr 28 2023
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
North Texas
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 130 PM until
800 PM 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...A few severe storms, primarily left-moving supercells,
will be possible this afternoon across north Texas. The strongest
storms will be capable of producing isolated large hail of 1 to 2
inches in diameter and isolated damaging gusts of 60 to 70 mph.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles north of Dallas
TX to 45 miles south of Fort Worth 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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 177...
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 500. Mean storm motion vector
23035.
...Thompson
