SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 232
WW 232 SEVERE TSTM TX 192055Z - 200400Z



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 232
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
355 PM CDT Tue May 19 2026

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
West Central Texas

* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 355 PM until
1100 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will become more numerous through the late
afternoon, with isolated supercells possible. Large hail will be
the main concern early, with an increasing risk of damaging winds
with time.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles north and south of a line from 25 miles north
northwest of Dryden TX to 65 miles east northeast of Junction 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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 230...WW 231...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
27025.

...Hart


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