Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 217
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SEL7
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 217
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
750 PM CDT Fri May 2 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
South central Texas and the middle Texas coast
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 750 PM
until 200 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...Clusters of storms, including supercells, will spread
southeastward through tonight. The more intense storms will be
capable of producing large hail up to 2 inches in diameter and
damaging gusts up to 70 mph.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles west northwest
of Laredo TX to 40 miles south southeast of Victoria TX. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
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 212...WW 213...WW
214...WW 215...WW 216...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector
31025.
...Thompson
SEL7
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 217
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
750 PM CDT Fri May 2 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
South central Texas and the middle Texas coast
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 750 PM
until 200 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...Clusters of storms, including supercells, will spread
southeastward through tonight. The more intense storms will be
capable of producing large hail up to 2 inches in diameter and
damaging gusts up to 70 mph.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles west northwest
of Laredo TX to 40 miles south southeast of Victoria TX. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
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 212...WW 213...WW
214...WW 215...WW 216...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector
31025.
...Thompson
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW7
WW 217 SEVERE TSTM TX CW 030050Z - 030700Z
AXIS..50 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
45WNW LRD/LAREDO TX/ - 40SSE VCT/VICTORIA TX/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 45NM N/S /43WNW LRD - 33SW PSX/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 31025.
LAT...LON 28520015 29049667 27599667 27070015
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU7.
Watch 217 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 217
VALID 030240Z - 030340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..KERR..05/03/25
ATTN...WFO...CRP...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 217
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC007-025-057-131-175-249-273-283-297-311-355-391-409-469-479-
030340-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARANSAS BEE CALHOUN
DUVAL GOLIAD JIM WELLS
KLEBERG LA SALLE LIVE OAK
MCMULLEN NUECES REFUGIO
SAN PATRICIO VICTORIA WEBB
$$
GMZ231-232-236-237-250-255-030340-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
BAFFIN BAY AND UPPER LAGUNA MADRE
CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES BAYS
COPANO ARANSAS AND REDFISH BAYS
SAN ANTONIO MESQUITE AND ESPIRITU SANTO BAYS
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20
NM
$$
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.
$$
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Low (<2%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
Mod (30%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
Low (20%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
Mod (30%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
Mod (30%)
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
Mod (60%)
For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The “Low” category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
“Moderate” from 30% to 60%, and “High” from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.
