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SEL9
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 179
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
330 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southwest Texas
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 330 PM until
1000 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3.5
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Isolated to widely scattered severe thunderstorms are
forecast to develop this afternoon into the evening. Supercells
will be the preferred thunderstorm type. The stronger storms will
be capable of a risk for large to giant hail and severe gusts.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 90
statute miles east and west of a line from 65 miles west northwest
of San Angelo TX to 70 miles southwest of Del Rio TX. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
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 178...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
3.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
27020.
...Smith
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The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW9
WW 179 SEVERE TSTM TX 032030Z - 040300Z
AXIS..90 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
65WNW SJT/SAN ANGELO TX/ - 70SW DRT/DEL RIO TX/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 80NM E/W /38ESE MAF - 66SW DLF/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..3.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27020.
LAT...LON 31729999 28640025 28640322 31720305
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU9.
Watch 179 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 179
VALID 040145Z - 040240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 55 SSW DRT
TO 65 NE 6R6 TO 30 NNW SJT.
..GOSS..05/04/24
ATTN...WFO...MAF...SJT...EWX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 179
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC105-137-265-267-271-319-323-327-385-413-435-465-040240-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CROCKETT EDWARDS KERR
KIMBLE KINNEY MASON
MAVERICK MENARD REAL
SCHLEICHER SUTTON VAL VERDE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 179
VALID 040035Z - 040140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 SSE 6R6
TO 55 E FST TO 45 WSW SJT TO 30 NNW SJT.
..GOSS..05/04/24
ATTN...WFO...MAF...SJT...EWX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 179
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC105-137-267-271-319-323-327-413-435-465-040140-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CROCKETT EDWARDS KIMBLE
KINNEY MASON MAVERICK
MENARD SCHLEICHER SUTTON
VAL VERDE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 179
VALID 032130Z - 032240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..GOSS..05/03/24
ATTN...WFO...MAF...SJT...EWX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 179
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC043-103-105-135-137-267-271-317-323-327-329-371-383-413-435-
443-461-465-032240-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BREWSTER CRANE CROCKETT
ECTOR EDWARDS KIMBLE
KINNEY MARTIN MAVERICK
MENARD MIDLAND PECOS
REAGAN SCHLEICHER SUTTON
TERRELL UPTON VAL VERDE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
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Low (20%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (5%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (10%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Mod (60%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Mod (60%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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High (90%)
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For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.
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