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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 150
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
950 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
  West into Northwest Texas

* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 950 PM
  until 500 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...A intensifying band of thunderstorms is forecast to move
from west to east across the Watch area tonight.  Large hail and
severe gusts are possible with the more intense thunderstorms.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75
statute miles north and south of a line from 80 miles northeast of
Abilene TX to 15 miles northwest of Midland TX. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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 147...WW 148...WW 149...

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
26035.

...Smith