SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 226

WW 226 SEVERE TSTM TX 240240Z - 240800Z

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 226
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
940 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Northwest Texas

* Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 940 PM
  until 300 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter possible
  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...A cluster of strong to severe storms should persist into
the early overnight with primary hazards being large hail and
damaging winds.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles north and south of a line from 60 miles west of
Lubbock TX to 80 miles east of Plainview TX. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

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 220...WW 221...WW
222...WW 223...WW 224...WW 225...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
24030.

...Grams

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