SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 205
WW 205 SEVERE TSTM TX 012140Z – 020500Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 205 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 440 PM CDT Thu May 1 2025 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of South-Central and South Texas * Effective this Thursday afternoon from 440 PM until Midnight CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75 mph possible Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms are forecast to develop through the late afternoon and into the evening. A very unstable airmass and adequate deep-layer shear will promote supercell development. Large to giant hail is possible with the stronger storms. By this evening, a few storms may congeal and move east of the Rio Grande into parts of south Texas, posing a risk for large hail and severe gusts. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles east and west of a line from 15 miles northwest of Junction TX to 50 miles west southwest of Laredo TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5). 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 203...WW 204... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 3.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean storm motion vector 31010. ...Smith
