Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 243

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   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 243
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   710 PM CDT Thu May 8 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     South Texas
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Thursday night from 710 PM until Midnight 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 2
       inches in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...Clusters of strong to severe cellular thunderstorms will
   likely grow upscale into a linear band of thunderstorms this
   evening.  Large hail (1 to 2 inches in diameter) and severe gusts
   (60-75 mph) will be the primary threats with the more intense
   storms.  This activity is forecast to move east of the coast
   tonight.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55
   statute miles east and west of a line from 15 miles northwest of
   Beeville TX to 105 miles south of Alice TX. For a complete depiction
   of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
   WOU3).

   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...WW 241...WW 242...

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
   30035.

   ...Smith

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

   SAW3 
   WW 243 SEVERE TSTM TX CW 090010Z - 090500Z
   AXIS..55 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
   15NW NIR/BEEVILLE TX/ - 105S ALI/ALICE TX/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /43NNW CRP - 39WNW BRO/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 30035.

   LAT...LON 28529694 26219714 26219892 28529875

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU3.

Watch 243 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 243

VALID 090050Z - 090140Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..LYONS..05/09/25

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

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 243 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

TXC007-025-131-249-273-297-311-355-391-409-090140-

TX 
.    TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ARANSAS 	     BEE		 DUVAL		     
JIM WELLS	     KLEBERG		 LIVE OAK	     
MCMULLEN	     NUECES		 REFUGIO	     
SAN PATRICIO	     
$$


GMZ231-232-236-250-255-090140-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

BAFFIN BAY AND UPPER LAGUNA MADRE 

CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES BAYS 

COPANO	ARANSAS  AND REDFISH BAYS 

COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM 

COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20
NM 

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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.
$$