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SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 570

WW 570 SEVERE TSTM TX 111850Z – 120000Z


URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 570
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1250 PM CST Fri Nov 11 2022

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  South central Texas

* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 1250 PM until
  600 PM CST.

* 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

SUMMARY...Severe thunderstorm development is expected along a cold
front this afternoon across south central Texas, and the storms will
move east-southeastward through this evening.  The storm environment
supports supercells capable of producing isolated very large hail up
to 2.5 inches in diameter, and isolated damaging winds.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 35
statute miles either side of a line from 70 miles east of New
Braunfels TX to 40 miles southwest of Hondo TX. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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 569...

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 500. Mean storm motion vector
29025.

...Thompson

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