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WWUS20 KWNS 260259
SEL4
SPC WW 260259
TXZ000-260900-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 174
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1000 PM CDT FRI APR 25 2025
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
TEXAS PANHANDLE AND SOUTH PLAINS
* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 1000 PM
UNTIL 400 AM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...CLUSTERS OF STORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE EVENING INTO
THE OVERNIGHT, WITH SOME ADDITIONAL ORGANIZATION POSSIBLE,
POTENTIALLY INCLUDING MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT.
PERIODIC LARGE HAIL WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ALONG WITH LOCALLY DAMAGING
WINDS AS THE PRIMARY HAZARDS INTO THE OVERNIGHT, AS STORMS PROGRESS
GENERALLY EASTWARD.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 75 MILES WEST OF
PLAINVIEW TX TO 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHILDRESS TX. FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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 172...WW 173...
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO
1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A
FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR
28025.
...GUYER
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