The Storm Prediction Center and National Weather Service have issued a severe thunderstorm watch for western North Texas. The watch runs until 3 AM CT. Abilene, Brownwood, Stephenville, Weatherford, Jacksboro, Decatur, and Gainesville are included in this watch. At this time the severe thunderstorm watch does not include the D/FW Metroplex. A line of severe storms is now progressing into western North Texas. The strongest of these storms are capable of producing golfball size hail and wind gusts up to 70 MPH. As time goes on these storms should gradually weaken with the main threats becoming locally heavy rain and localized strong wind gusts.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 98 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1000 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2016 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST TEXAS * EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 1000 PM UNTIL 300 AM CDT. * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE... ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS HAVE INCREASED IN COVERAGE...WHILE MAINTAINING POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE HAIL AND ISOLATED STRONG-SEVERE GUSTS FOR A FEW MORE HOURS AS THEY CROSS THE WATCH AREA. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES WEST OF ABILENE TEXAS TO 30 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF FORT WORTH TEXAS. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8). 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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