575  
WWUS20 KWNS 270446  
SEL6  
SPC WW 270446  
TXZ000-CWZ000-271000-  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 246  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
1150 PM CDT TUE MAY 26 2026  
 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF  
SOUTHEAST TEXAS  
COASTAL WATERS  
 
* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 1150 PM  
UNTIL 500 AM CDT.  
 
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...  
ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE  
 
SUMMARY...A WELL-DEVELOPED SQUALL LINE WILL MOVE EASTWARD INTO  
SOUTHEAST TEXAS WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE OCCASIONAL WIND DAMAGE  
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 35  
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 75 MILES NORTH OF  
PALACIOS TX TO 25 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF PALACIOS 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 245...  
 
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO  
0.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A  
FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR  
27035.  
 
...THOMPSON  
 
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