WW 16 SEVERE TSTM TX 110830Z – 111700Z
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 16
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
230 AM CST Sun Feb 11 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Central and East Texas
* Effective this Sunday morning from 230 AM until 1100 AM CST.
* Primary threats include…
Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY…A corridor of strong to severe thunderstorms will continue
to progress east-northeastward toward and to the east of the
I-35/I-45 corridors through the early morning hours, with the most
intense storms remaining capable of large hail and localized strong
wind gusts. Additional severe development may occur on an initially
(pre-dawn) more isolated basis across east/east-central Texas.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
statute miles north and south of a line from 55 miles west of Temple
TX to 30 miles southeast of Longview 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.
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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION…CONTINUE…WW 15…
AVIATION…A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector
25035.
…Guyer
