Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 57

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   SEL7

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 57
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   625 AM CDT Thu Mar 21 2024

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Middle Texas Coastal Plain
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Thursday morning and afternoon from 625 AM until
     100 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
       inches in diameter possible
     Isolated damaging wind gusts to 60 mph possible

   SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will increase in coverage/intensity this
   morning while spreading east and northeastward near the middle Texas
   Coast.  A couple of slightly elevated supercells will be possible,
   with the potential to produce 1-2 inch diameter hail and isolated
   damaging gusts near 60 mph.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
   statute miles east and west of a line from 50 miles south of
   Victoria TX to 45 miles northwest of Angleton TX. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

   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 50 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
   26020.

   ...Thompson

   SEL7

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 57
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   625 AM CDT Thu Mar 21 2024

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Middle Texas Coastal Plain
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Thursday morning and afternoon from 625 AM until
     100 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
       inches in diameter possible
     Isolated damaging wind gusts to 60 mph possible

   SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will increase in coverage/intensity this
   morning while spreading east and northeastward near the middle Texas
   Coast.  A couple of slightly elevated supercells will be possible,
   with the potential to produce 1-2 inch diameter hail and isolated
   damaging gusts near 60 mph.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
   statute miles east and west of a line from 50 miles south of
   Victoria TX to 45 miles northwest of Angleton TX. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

   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 50 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
   26020.

   ...Thompson

Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.

   SAW7 
   WW 57 SEVERE TSTM TX CW 211125Z - 211800Z
   AXIS..50 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
   50S VCT/VICTORIA TX/ - 45NW LBX/ANGLETON TX/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 45NM E/W /31ENE CRP - 41SW IAH/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..50 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26020.

   LAT...LON 28129774 29589683 29589517 28129610

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU7.

Watch 57 Status Report Message has not been issued yet.

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Wind

Hail

Combined Severe Hail/Wind

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.