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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 345
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WW0345 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
High Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
High Moderate

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   SEL5

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 345
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   210 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Southwest Texas

   * Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 210 PM until
     900 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
       mph likely
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
       inches in diameter likely
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will intensify through the afternoon and
   spread eastward across the watch area.  Very large hail, damaging
   winds, and a tornado or two are possible.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
   statute miles east and west of a line from 50 miles north northwest
   of Big Spring TX to 145 miles south southeast of Midland TX. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

   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 342...WW 343...WW 344...

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
   27025.

   ...Hart
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