498  
WWUS20 KWNS 140112  
SEL4  
SPC WW 140112  
TXZ000-140700-  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 684  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
815 PM CDT TUE OCT 13 2026  
 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF  
WEST TEXAS  
 
* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 815 PM  
UNTIL 200 AM CDT.  
 
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...  
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5  
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE  
ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE  
 
SUMMARY...A SUPERCELL SHOULD CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEASTWARD  
ALONG/NEAR I-20 WHILE POSING A THREAT FOR LARGE TO VERY LARGE HAIL  
AROUND 1.5-2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER. OTHER CELLS MAY DEVELOP THIS  
EVENING AND POSE MAINLY A SEVERE HAIL THREAT. ISOLATED  
SEVERE/DAMAGING GUSTS MAY ALSO OCCUR.  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 35  
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 75 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST  
OF MIDLAND TX TO 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MIDLAND 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 682...WW 683...  
 
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO  
2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A  
FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR  
23035.  
 
...GLEASON  
 
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