782  
WWUS20 KWNS 070057  
SEL6  
SPC WW 070057  
TXZ000-CWZ000-070500-  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 236  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
800 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2025  
 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF  
SOUTH TEXAS  
COASTAL WATERS  
 
* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY NIGHT FROM 800 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT.  
 
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...  
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3  
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE  
ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE  
 
SUMMARY...A FEW SUPERCELLS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND  
POSE MAINLY A THREAT FOR LARGE TO VERY LARGE HAIL.  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55  
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH OF  
BEEVILLE TX TO 25 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF MCALLEN 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.  
 

 
 
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 234...WW 235...  
 
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO  
3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A  
FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 600. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR  
29030.  
 
...SMITH  
 
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