WW 73 SEVERE TSTM TX 300230Z – 300700Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 73 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 930 PM CDT Tue Mar 29 2022 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of West-central and North Texas * Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 930 PM until 200 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Bands of storms will continue to develop and intensify as they move east-northeastward across the region through the late evening and early overnight hours. Damaging winds and severe hail are the primary concerns. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles east and west of a line from 50 miles north northwest of Mineral Wells TX to 60 miles west of Junction TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3). 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 70...WW 71...WW 72... 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 500. Mean storm motion vector 25035. ...Guyer
