Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 237

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   SEL7

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 237
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   140 AM CDT Wed May 7 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     South Texas
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Wednesday morning from 140 AM until 800 AM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
       mph possible
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3
       inches in diameter possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...A cluster of intense storms potentially including a couple
   of semi-discrete supercells are expected to cross Deep South Texas
   overnight, with locally significant severe weather possible,
   including very large hail and severe-caliber wind gusts.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
   statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles south of
   Laredo TX to 40 miles south southeast of Corpus Christi 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.

   &&

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 650. Mean storm motion vector
   25025.

   ...Guyer

   SEL7

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 237
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   140 AM CDT Wed May 7 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     South Texas
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Wednesday morning from 140 AM until 800 AM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
       mph possible
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3
       inches in diameter possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...A cluster of intense storms potentially including a couple
   of semi-discrete supercells are expected to cross Deep South Texas
   overnight, with locally significant severe weather possible,
   including very large hail and severe-caliber wind gusts.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
   statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles south of
   Laredo TX to 40 miles south southeast of Corpus Christi 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.

   &&

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 650. Mean storm motion vector
   25025.

   ...Guyer

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

   SAW7 
   WW 237 SEVERE TSTM TX CW 070640Z - 071300Z
   AXIS..50 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
   20S LRD/LAREDO TX/ - 40SSE CRP/CORPUS CHRISTI TX/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 45NM N/S /13SSW LRD - 41SSE CRP/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..3 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 650. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25025.

   LAT...LON 27989947 27969725 26519725 26549947

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU7.

Watch 237 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 237

VALID 070715Z - 070840Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..DEAN..05/07/25

ATTN...WFO...BRO...CRP...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 237 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

TXC047-131-215-247-249-261-273-355-409-427-479-505-070840-

TX 
.    TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BROOKS		     DUVAL		 HIDALGO	     
JIM HOGG	     JIM WELLS		 KENEDY 	     
KLEBERG 	     NUECES		 SAN PATRICIO	     
STARR		     WEBB		 ZAPATA 	     
$$


GMZ135-231-232-070840-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX 

BAFFIN BAY AND UPPER LAGUNA MADRE 

CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES BAYS 

$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

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