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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 182
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
630 PM CDT Fri Apr 28 2023
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southeast and coastal Texas
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Friday night from 630 PM until Midnight CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80
mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A QLCS will spread east-southeast across much of the Texas
Coastal Plain through late evening. Primary threat should become
damaging winds.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45
statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles south southeast
of Corpus Christi TX to 50 miles northeast of Huntsville TX. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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 177...WW 178...WW
179...WW 180...WW 181...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
29030.
...Grams
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW2
WW 182 SEVERE TSTM TX CW 282330Z - 290500Z
AXIS..45 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
30SSE CRP/CORPUS CHRISTI TX/ - 50NE UTS/HUNTSVILLE TX/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 40NM E/W /33SSE CRP - 9WNW LFK/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..70 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29030.
LAT...LON 27379805 31249563 31249411 27379658
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU2.
Watch 182 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 182
VALID 290455Z - 290540Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 SSW ALI
TO 55 SSE PSX.
..BROYLES..04/29/23
ATTN...WFO...CRP...HGX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 182
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC273-290540-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
KLEBERG
$$
GMZ231-250-290540-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
BAFFIN BAY AND UPPER LAGUNA MADRE
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 182
VALID 290235Z - 290340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 S NIR TO
30 NE VCT TO 40 ENE HOU.
..BROYLES..04/29/23
ATTN...WFO...CRP...HGX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 182
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC007-039-057-167-239-273-321-355-391-409-481-290340-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARANSAS BRAZORIA CALHOUN
GALVESTON JACKSON KLEBERG
MATAGORDA NUECES REFUGIO
SAN PATRICIO WHARTON
$$
GMZ231-232-236-237-250-255-330-335-350-355-290340-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
BAFFIN BAY AND UPPER LAGUNA MADRE
CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES BAYS
COPANO ARANSAS AND REDFISH BAYS
SAN ANTONIO MESQUITE AND ESPIRITU SANTO BAYS
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20
NM
MATAGORDA BAY
GALVESTON BAY
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT 20
NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 182
VALID 290140Z - 290240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 50 N VCT TO
40 WSW POE.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 657
..MOORE..04/29/23
ATTN...WFO...CRP...HGX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 182
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC007-039-057-157-167-201-239-273-321-355-391-409-481-290240-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARANSAS BRAZORIA CALHOUN
FORT BEND GALVESTON HARRIS
JACKSON KLEBERG MATAGORDA
NUECES REFUGIO SAN PATRICIO
WHARTON
$$
GMZ231-232-236-237-250-255-330-335-350-355-290240-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
BAFFIN BAY AND UPPER LAGUNA MADRE
CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES BAYS
COPANO ARANSAS AND REDFISH BAYS
SAN ANTONIO MESQUITE AND ESPIRITU SANTO BAYS
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20
NM
MATAGORDA BAY
GALVESTON BAY
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT 20
NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 182
VALID 290045Z - 290140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 NW LFK TO
30 NW UTS.
..LYONS..04/29/23
ATTN...WFO...CRP...HGX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 182
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC007-039-057-157-167-201-239-273-321-339-355-391-407-409-455-
471-481-290140-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARANSAS BRAZORIA CALHOUN
FORT BEND GALVESTON HARRIS
JACKSON KLEBERG MATAGORDA
MONTGOMERY NUECES REFUGIO
SAN JACINTO SAN PATRICIO TRINITY
WALKER WHARTON
$$
GMZ231-232-236-237-250-255-330-335-350-355-290140-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
BAFFIN BAY AND UPPER LAGUNA MADRE
CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES BAYS
COPANO ARANSAS AND REDFISH BAYS
SAN ANTONIO MESQUITE AND ESPIRITU SANTO BAYS
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20
NM
MATAGORDA BAY
GALVESTON BAY
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT 20
NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 182
VALID 282345Z - 290040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..LYONS..04/28/23
ATTN...WFO...CRP...HGX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 182
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC007-039-057-157-167-201-225-239-273-321-339-355-391-407-409-
455-471-481-290040-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARANSAS BRAZORIA CALHOUN
FORT BEND GALVESTON HARRIS
HOUSTON JACKSON KLEBERG
MATAGORDA MONTGOMERY NUECES
REFUGIO SAN JACINTO SAN PATRICIO
TRINITY WALKER WHARTON
$$
GMZ231-232-236-237-250-255-330-335-350-355-290040-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
BAFFIN BAY AND UPPER LAGUNA MADRE
CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES BAYS
COPANO ARANSAS AND REDFISH BAYS
SAN ANTONIO MESQUITE AND ESPIRITU SANTO BAYS
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20
NM
MATAGORDA BAY
GALVESTON BAY
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT 20
NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM
$$
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 (10%)
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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 (50%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Mod (40%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Low (20%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Low (20%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (70%)
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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.