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EXPIRED Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0259 for Deep South Texas, Coastal Waters
  • Isolated significant damaging wind gusts to 75 mph possible
  • Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible
  • A tornado or two possible
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EXPIRED Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0259

Locations Affected

  • Deep South Texas
  • Coastal Waters

    • Severe Thunderstorm Watch Summary

    A few supercells may develop and consolidate into a southward-moving cluster that spreads towards and across the Rio Grande this afternoon.

    Severe Weather Threats

  • Isolated significant damaging wind gusts to 75 mph possible
  • Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible
  • A tornado or two possible

    • Severe Thunderstorm Watch Details

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 259
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
130 PM CDT Mon Jun 5 2023

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Deep South Texas
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 130 PM until
  600 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Isolated significant damaging wind gusts to 75 mph possible
  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...A few supercells may develop and consolidate into a
southward-moving cluster that spreads towards and across the Rio
Grande this afternoon.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles east and west of a line from 70 miles north of Mcallen
TX to 40 miles east southeast of Mcallen TX. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

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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AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector
34025.

...Grams

    National Risk Overview

    Wednesday, June 7
    TORNADO: low
    HAIL: 5%
    WIND: 5%
    Thursday, June 8
    TORNADO: low
    HAIL: 5%
    WIND: 5%
    Friday, June 9
    ANY SEVERE: 5%
    Saturday, June 10
    ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain
    Sunday, June 11
    ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain
    Monday, June 12
    ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain
    Tuesday, June 13
    ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain

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