WW 258 SEVERE TSTM TX 032355Z – 040600Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 258 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 655 PM CDT Sat Jun 3 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of South Texas * Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 655 PM until 100 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...A cluster of storms is expected to gradually move east-southeastward across the region this evening, with the potential for severe-caliber wind gusts aside from sporadic hail. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles west northwest of Cotulla TX to 10 miles south southeast of Mcallen 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. && AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 29020. ...Guyer
