WW 52 SEVERE TSTM TX 151130Z – 151700Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 52
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
630 AM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
The Edwards Plateau of Texas
* Effective this Friday morning from 630 AM until NOON CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter possible
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Supercells may persist for a few hours this morning near a
slow-moving cold front. Very large hail up to 2.5 inches in
diameter will be the main threat, though isolated damaging gusts of
60-70 mph and an isolated tornado may also occur.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55
statute miles east and west of a line from 55 miles northwest of
Junction TX to 80 miles southwest of Junction TX. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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 51...
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
27015.
...Thompson
