Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 280
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 280
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
255 PM CDT Sat May 17 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
West-Central Texas
* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 255 PM until
1000 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will affect the watch area through the
afternoon and early evening. Very unstable conditions will promote
a risk of large hail and damaging winds in the strongest storms.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75
statute miles east and west of a line from 10 miles southwest of Del
Rio TX to 45 miles northwest of Temple TX. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU0).
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.
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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 277...WW 278...WW 279...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
25025.
...Hart
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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.
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WW 280 SEVERE TSTM TX 171955Z - 180300Z
AXIS..75 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
10SW DRT/DEL RIO TX/ - 45NW TPL/TEMPLE TX/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 65NM E/W /15WSW DLF - 35W ACT/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..3 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25025.
LAT...LON 29260228 31609924 31609669 29269979
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU0.
Watch 280 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 280
VALID 172350Z - 180040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 846
..HALBERT..05/17/25
ATTN...WFO...EWX...SJT...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 280
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC019-049-053-137-171-265-267-271-299-307-319-323-327-385-411-
435-463-465-180040-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BANDERA BROWN BURNET
EDWARDS GILLESPIE KERR
KIMBLE KINNEY LLANO
MCCULLOCH MASON MAVERICK
MENARD REAL SAN SABA
SUTTON UVALDE VAL VERDE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 280
VALID 172250Z - 172340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..THORNTON..05/17/25
ATTN...WFO...EWX...SJT...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 280
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC019-049-053-137-171-265-267-271-299-307-319-323-327-385-411-
435-463-465-172340-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BANDERA BROWN BURNET
EDWARDS GILLESPIE KERR
KIMBLE KINNEY LLANO
MCCULLOCH MASON MAVERICK
MENARD REAL SAN SABA
SUTTON UVALDE VAL VERDE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 280
VALID 172145Z - 172240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..THORNTON..05/17/25
ATTN...WFO...EWX...SJT...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 280
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC019-049-053-137-171-265-267-271-299-307-319-323-327-385-411-
435-463-465-172240-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BANDERA BROWN BURNET
EDWARDS GILLESPIE KERR
KIMBLE KINNEY LLANO
MCCULLOCH MASON MAVERICK
MENARD REAL SAN SABA
SUTTON UVALDE VAL VERDE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 280
VALID 172045Z - 172140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..MOORE..05/17/25
ATTN...WFO...EWX...SJT...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 280
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC019-049-053-137-171-265-267-271-299-307-319-323-327-385-411-
435-463-465-172140-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BANDERA BROWN BURNET
EDWARDS GILLESPIE KERR
KIMBLE KINNEY LLANO
MCCULLOCH MASON MAVERICK
MENARD REAL SAN SABA
SUTTON UVALDE VAL VERDE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
