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SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 56
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1035 PM CDT Sat Mar 16 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
southern Texas
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 1035 PM
until 600 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...Thunderstorms west of the Rio Grande will spread eastward
into southern portions of Texas over the next couple of hours.
Large hail will be the primary threat with these storms, though a
few locally severe/damaging wind gusts will also be possible --
particularly across the more southern portions of the WW.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles east and west of a line from 50 miles north northwest
of Cotulla TX to 70 miles south southwest of Alice 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.
&&
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
26030.
...Goss
SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 56
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1035 PM CDT Sat Mar 16 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
southern Texas
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 1035 PM
until 600 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...Thunderstorms west of the Rio Grande will spread eastward
into southern portions of Texas over the next couple of hours.
Large hail will be the primary threat with these storms, though a
few locally severe/damaging wind gusts will also be possible --
particularly across the more southern portions of the WW.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles east and west of a line from 50 miles north northwest
of Cotulla TX to 70 miles south southwest of Alice 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.
&&
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
26030.
...Goss
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW6
WW 56 SEVERE TSTM TX CW 170335Z - 171100Z
AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
50NNW COT/COTULLA TX/ - 70SSW ALI/ALICE TX/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM E/W /64WSW SAT - 66SE LRD/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26030.
LAT...LON 29119846 26799741 26799952 29110061
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU6.
Watch 56 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 56
VALID 170835Z - 170940Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 SSE CRP
TO 55 SW ALI TO 25 E COT TO 45 SE SAT.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 268
..DEAN..03/17/24
ATTN...WFO...EWX...CRP...BRO...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 56
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC025-131-249-273-297-311-355-409-170940-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEE DUVAL JIM WELLS
KLEBERG LIVE OAK MCMULLEN
NUECES SAN PATRICIO
$$
GMZ231-232-170940-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
BAFFIN BAY AND UPPER LAGUNA MADRE
CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES BAYS
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 56
VALID 170715Z - 170840Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 SSW LRD
TO 40 ENE LRD TO 20 N COT TO 45 N HDO.
..DEAN..03/17/24
ATTN...WFO...EWX...CRP...BRO...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 56
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC013-025-047-131-163-247-249-273-283-297-311-325-355-409-427-
479-505-170840-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATASCOSA BEE BROOKS
DUVAL FRIO JIM HOGG
JIM WELLS KLEBERG LA SALLE
LIVE OAK MCMULLEN MEDINA
NUECES SAN PATRICIO STARR
WEBB ZAPATA
$$
GMZ231-232-170840-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
BAFFIN BAY AND UPPER LAGUNA MADRE
CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES BAYS
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 56
VALID 170650Z - 170740Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 SW LRD TO
30 SSW COT TO 35 NNW HDO.
..DEAN..03/17/24
ATTN...WFO...EWX...CRP...BRO...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 56
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC013-025-047-131-163-247-249-273-283-297-311-325-355-409-427-
479-505-170740-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATASCOSA BEE BROOKS
DUVAL FRIO JIM HOGG
JIM WELLS KLEBERG LA SALLE
LIVE OAK MCMULLEN MEDINA
NUECES SAN PATRICIO STARR
WEBB ZAPATA
$$
GMZ231-232-170740-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
BAFFIN BAY AND UPPER LAGUNA MADRE
CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES BAYS
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 56
VALID 170540Z - 170640Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 55 NW LRD TO
45 S JCT.
..DEAN..03/17/24
ATTN...WFO...EWX...CRP...BRO...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 56
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC013-025-047-127-131-163-247-249-273-283-297-311-325-355-409-
427-463-479-505-507-170640-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATASCOSA BEE BROOKS
DIMMIT DUVAL FRIO
JIM HOGG JIM WELLS KLEBERG
LA SALLE LIVE OAK MCMULLEN
MEDINA NUECES SAN PATRICIO
STARR UVALDE WEBB
ZAPATA ZAVALA
$$
GMZ231-232-170640-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
BAFFIN BAY AND UPPER LAGUNA MADRE
CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES BAYS
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Low (<5%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (<2%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Low (20%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (10%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Mod (50%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (30%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (70%)
|
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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