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SEL7 URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 707 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 520 PM CST Thu Nov 7 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of West-Central Texas * Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 520 PM until 1100 PM CST. * 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...Thunderstorms have formed early this evening along a boundary, and will move generally east-northeastward over the next several hours. Scattered large hail around 1-1.75 inches in diameter should be the main threat with this activity, although some severe wind gusts up to 60-70 mph may also occur. A tornado also appears possible with any sustained supercell. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles north of Abilene TX to 80 miles south southwest of San Angelo TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7). 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. && 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 500. Mean storm motion vector 23030. ...Gleason