Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the Trans-Pecos Basin and Southwest Texas until 10 PM this evening. Midland, Alpine, Sanderson, San Angelo, Junction, Del Rio, and Hondo are included in this severe thunderstorm watch. We already have a few severe thunderstorms that developed shortly before 2 PM. These storms are generally moving northeast at 20 MPH. Eventually we should see storms start to move in a more easterly/southeasterly direction as a cool pool becomes established and storms organize along that. The strongest storms may produce very large hail up to the size of tennis-balls and damaging wind gusts up to 70 MPH. Localized flash flooding is also possible.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 180
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   225 PM CDT TUE MAY 17 2016

   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

   * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
     PARTS OF SOUTWESTERN TEXAS

   * EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 225 PM UNTIL
     1000 PM CDT.

   * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
     SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5
       INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
     ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

   SUMMARY...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS PARTS OF
   TEXAS FROM EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN AND BIG BEND REGION
   EASTWARD TOWARD THE CONCHO VALLEY/EDWARDS PLATEAU.  A
   CONTINUED/GRADUAL INCREASE IN STORM COVERAGE IS EXPECTED OVER THE
   NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
   LARGE HAIL AND LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60
   STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 150 MILES WEST NORTHWEST
   OF JUNCTION TEXAS TO 15 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF HONDO TEXAS.
   FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
   OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

   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.