Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 241

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   SEL1

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 241
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   250 PM CDT Thu May 8 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     South-Central into Deep South Texas

   * Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 250 PM until
     1100 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
       inches in diameter possible
     Isolated significant damaging wind gusts to 75 mph possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...Supercell thunderstorms will pose a threat for mainly
   large hail up to 1.5-2.5 inches in diameter as they move slowly
   east-southeastward this afternoon and evening. Some threat for
   severe winds of 60-75 mph may also exist with any clusters that
   evolve.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
   statute miles north and south of a line from 55 miles west northwest
   of Del Rio TX to 45 miles east of Laredo TX. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

   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 238...WW 239...WW 240...

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
   30025.

   ...Gleason

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

   SAW1 
   WW 241 SEVERE TSTM TX 081950Z - 090400Z
   AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
   55WNW DRT/DEL RIO TX/ - 45E LRD/LAREDO TX/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM N/S /55WNW DLF - 37E LRD/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 30025.

   LAT...LON 30610177 28499874 26619874 28730177

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU1.

Watch 241 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 241

VALID 090050Z - 090140Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 75 NW LRD TO
35 NNW NIR.

..LYONS..05/09/25

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

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 241 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

TXC047-061-127-215-247-261-283-427-479-489-505-090140-

TX 
.    TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BROOKS		     CAMERON		 DIMMIT 	     
HIDALGO 	     JIM HOGG		 KENEDY 	     
LA SALLE	     STARR		 WEBB		     
WILLACY 	     ZAPATA		 
$$


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.
$$

STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 241

VALID 082300Z - 090040Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 50 W DRT TO
30 SSW SAT.

..LYONS..05/08/25

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

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 241 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

TXC061-127-163-215-247-283-323-427-479-505-507-090040-

TX 
.    TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

CAMERON 	     DIMMIT		 FRIO		     
HIDALGO 	     JIM HOGG		 LA SALLE	     
MAVERICK	     STARR		 WEBB		     
ZAPATA		     ZAVALA		 
$$


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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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%.
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an increased threat for a particular event.