WW 706 SEVERE TSTM TX 050035Z – 050700Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 706
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
735 PM CDT Wed Oct 4 2023
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
North Texas
* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 735 PM
until 200 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
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Clusters of storms will continue to progress generally
southeastward across the region through the evening, including the
DFW Metroplex vicinity. Instances of damaging winds can be expected
along with periodic large hail.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45
statute miles north and south of a line from 50 miles northeast of
Tyler TX to 35 miles west of Stephenville TX. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
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 703...WW 704...WW 705...
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 600. Mean storm motion vector
30030.
...Guyer
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