Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 232

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   SEL2

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 232
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   950 AM CDT Tue May 6 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     North-central and Northeast Texas

   * Effective this Tuesday morning and afternoon from 950 AM until
     400 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
       inches in diameter possible
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...Mainly elevated supercells should pose some threat for
   large hail up to 1-2 inches in diameter. Some increase in the
   severe/damaging wind threat may occur by this afternoon along/near a
   warm front across east-central TX, where a tornado or two will also
   be possible.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
   statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles south
   southwest of Fort Worth TX to 35 miles east of Longview TX. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

   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 230...WW 231...

   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 500. Mean storm motion vector
   21035.

   ...Gleason

   SEL2

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 232
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   950 AM CDT Tue May 6 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     North-central and Northeast Texas

   * Effective this Tuesday morning and afternoon from 950 AM until
     400 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
       inches in diameter possible
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...Mainly elevated supercells should pose some threat for
   large hail up to 1-2 inches in diameter. Some increase in the
   severe/damaging wind threat may occur by this afternoon along/near a
   warm front across east-central TX, where a tornado or two will also
   be possible.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
   statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles south
   southwest of Fort Worth TX to 35 miles east of Longview TX. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

   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 230...WW 231...

   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 500. Mean storm motion vector
   21035.

   ...Gleason

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

   SAW2 
   WW 232 SEVERE TSTM TX 061450Z - 062100Z
   AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
   20SSW FTW/FORT WORTH TX/ - 35E GGG/LONGVIEW TX/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM N/S /30SW TTT - 28SW EIC/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 21035.

   LAT...LON 33419750 33259412 31519412 31689750

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU2.

Watch 232 Status Report Message has not been issued yet.

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Combined Severe Hail/Wind

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.