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SEL5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 225
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1040 PM CDT Sun May 24 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Deep South Texas
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 1040 PM
until 600 AM 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
SUMMARY...A line of storms will continue to move southeastward from
south central into deep South Texas, and other storm clusters could
affect areas along the lower Rio Grande River. The stronger storms
in the line/clusters will pose a threat for damaging winds and large
hail through the overnight hours.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
statute miles east and west of a line from 70 miles north of Mcallen
TX to 20 miles west southwest of Brownsville TX. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
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 221...WW 222...WW
223...WW 224...
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 550. Mean storm motion vector
29025.
...Thompson
SEL5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 225
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1040 PM CDT Sun May 24 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Deep South Texas
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 1040 PM
until 600 AM 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
SUMMARY...A line of storms will continue to move southeastward from
south central into deep South Texas, and other storm clusters could
affect areas along the lower Rio Grande River. The stronger storms
in the line/clusters will pose a threat for damaging winds and large
hail through the overnight hours.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
statute miles east and west of a line from 70 miles north of Mcallen
TX to 20 miles west southwest of Brownsville TX. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
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 221...WW 222...WW
223...WW 224...
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 550. Mean storm motion vector
29025.
...Thompson
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW5
WW 225 SEVERE TSTM TX CW 250340Z - 251100Z
AXIS..70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
70N MFE/MCALLEN TX/ - 20WSW BRO/BROWNSVILLE TX/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 60NM E/W /59SW CRP - 19WSW BRO/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29025.
LAT...LON 27199709 25809659 25809884 27199937
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU5.
Watch 225 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 225
VALID 250725Z - 250800Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 ESE BRO
TO 50 NE BRO. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CAN BE CANCELLED
EARLY ONCE THE SQUALL LINE MOVES EAST OF GMZ150.
..SMITH..05/25/20
ATTN...WFO...BRO...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 225
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GMZ150-250800-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TX TO THE RIO GRANDE RIVER OUT
20 NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 225
VALID 250635Z - 250700Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 SSE BRO
TO 60 N BRO TO 50 SSE CRP.
..SMITH..05/25/20
ATTN...WFO...BRO...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 225
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC061-250700-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CAMERON
$$
GMZ130-132-135-150-155-250700-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD TX
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TX TO THE RIO GRANDE RIVER OUT
20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD TX OUT 20 NM
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 225
VALID 250610Z - 250640Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 SW BRO TO
40 S CRP.
..SMITH..05/25/20
ATTN...WFO...BRO...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 225
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TXC061-261-489-250640-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CAMERON KENEDY WILLACY
$$
GMZ130-132-135-150-155-250640-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD TX
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TX TO THE RIO GRANDE RIVER OUT
20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD TX OUT 20 NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Low (10%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (<2%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (40%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (20%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Mod (40%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (30%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (70%)
|
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.