WW 167 SEVERE TSTM TX 252355Z – 260400Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 167
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
655 PM CDT Tue Apr 25 2023
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Texas Big Country
* Effective this Tuesday evening from 655 PM until 1100 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter
possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...A lone supercell should intensify and pose a threat for
large hail and a tornado or two this evening.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles north and south of a line from 55 miles west of
Abilene TX to 30 miles east of Abilene TX. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU7).
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 166...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
30020.
...Grams
