A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Central Texas and South-Central Texas until 10 PM CDT. Killeen, Georgetown, Llano, Austin, Kerrville, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, Uvalde, Pleasanton, San Antonio, Bastrop, Cameron, and Schulenburg are included in this watch. Thunderstorm initiation is underway across the eastern hill country. These storms will make slow progress to the southeast over the coming hours. The strongest of these storms could produce very large hail up to 2 inches in diameter.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 48
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
405 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS
* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 405 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE…
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL LIKELY WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS
TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
SUMMARY…STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL
TEXAS AND INTENSIFY AS THE MOVE EASTWARD AND SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH
THE EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND OCCASIONAL DAMAGING WINDS.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65
STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES EAST NORTHEAST
OF AUSTIN TEXAS TO 90 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF HONDO 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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