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SEL3 URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 713 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1130 PM CST Tue Dec 24 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of South-Central and Southeast Texas Coastal Waters * Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 1130 PM until 600 AM CST. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will spread slowly east-southeastward across the middle/upper TX Coast through early Christmas morning. The strongest convection will be capable of producing large hail generally around 1-1.5 inches in diameter, along with severe/damaging winds up to 55-65 mph. A brief tornado remains possible with any persistent supercell. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles west southwest of Victoria TX to 40 miles north of Galveston TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3). 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 712... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector 28020. ...Gleason