WW 54 SEVERE TSTM TX 021930Z – 030200Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 54
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
130 PM CST Thu Mar 2 2023
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
The Edwards Plateau and Big Country of Texas
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 130 PM until
800 PM CST.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 75 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...A mix of supercells and line segments will form along a
sharpening dryline in west central Texas, and the storms will spread
eastward through late afternoon/evening. Very large hail up to 3
inches in diameter and thunderstorm gusts of 60-75 mph can be
expected with the most intense storms. An isolated tornado may also
occur along a stalled front in the area near and just northeast of
Abilene.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55
statute miles east and west of a line from 40 miles north of Abilene
TX to 10 miles south southwest of Junction TX. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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 53...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
24035.
...Thompson
