Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 712

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   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 712
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   615 PM CST Tue Dec 24 2024

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Central into East/Southeast Texas

   * Effective this Tuesday night from 615 PM until Midnight CST.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
       inches in diameter possible
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...Supercells will pose a threat for large hail around 1-1.75
   inches in diameter this evening. Eventual upscale growth into a line
   may result in some threat for severe/damaging winds. A tornado or
   two also appears possible this evening with any sustained supercell.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
   statute miles north and south of a line from 5 miles east southeast
   of Lufkin TX to 45 miles west southwest of College Station TX. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

   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.

   &&

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector
   27020.

   ...Gleason

Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.

   SAW2 
   WW 712 SEVERE TSTM TX 250015Z - 250600Z
   AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
   5ESE LFK/LUFKIN TX/ - 45WSW CLL/COLLEGE STATION TX/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM N/S /4NE LFK - 24E CWK/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..55 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27020.

   LAT...LON 30269467 29399707 31279707 32149467

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU2.

Watch 712 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 712

VALID 250135Z - 250240Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2277

..WEINMAN..12/25/24

ATTN...WFO...FWD...SHV...HGX...EWX...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 712 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

TXC001-005-015-021-041-051-055-073-089-149-161-185-201-225-287-
289-291-293-313-331-339-347-373-395-401-407-453-455-471-473-477-
491-250240-

TX 
.    TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ANDERSON	     ANGELINA		 AUSTIN 	     
BASTROP 	     BRAZOS		 BURLESON	     
CALDWELL	     CHEROKEE		 COLORADO	     
FAYETTE 	     FREESTONE		 GRIMES 	     
HARRIS		     HOUSTON		 LEE		     
LEON		     LIBERTY		 LIMESTONE	     
MADISON 	     MILAM		 MONTGOMERY	     
NACOGDOCHES	     POLK		 ROBERTSON	     
RUSK		     SAN JACINTO	 TRAVIS 	     
TRINITY 	     WALKER		 WALLER 	     
WASHINGTON	     WILLIAMSON 	 
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THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
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