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SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 278

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WW 278 SEVERE TSTM TX 171930Z – 180300Z
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 278
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
230 PM CDT Sat May 17 2025 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northwest and North-Central Texas * Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 230 PM until 1000 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 4 inches in diameter likely Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts to 80 mph possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will rapidly intensify this afternoon.
Supercells capable of very large hail and damaging winds will be a
concern through the early evening. A tornado or two is also
possible. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 85
statute miles east and west of a line from 60 miles north of Fort
Worth TX to 5 miles south of Waco TX. 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 277... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
4 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean storm motion vector
27030. ...Hart

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Multiday severe weather threat continues next week following deadly tornado outbreak

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Multiday severe weather threat continues next week following deadly tornado outbreak

A cold front and developing low-pressure system will bring multiple rounds of showers and severe thunderstorms through early next week, with the greatest threat for damaging storms on Monday and Tuesday across the Plains and Tennessee Valley. The severe weather risk will shift eastward by midweek and will eventually impact the East Coast.

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 277

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WW 277 SEVERE TSTM NH NY VT LO 171635Z – 180000Z
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 URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 277
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1235 PM EDT Sat May 17 2025 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Western New Hampshire Central and Northern New York Vermont Lake Ontario * Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 1235 PM until 800 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms will increase in
coverage through the afternoon. Locally damaging winds are the main
concern, but the strongest cells could also produce large hail and
perhaps a tornado. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75
statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles east southeast
of Montpelier VT to 5 miles south of Rochester NY. 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
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
26030. ...Hart

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Texas Severe Storm Warning: Threat Level Rising Today

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Texas Severe Storm Warning: Threat Level Rising Today

Our calm stretch of weather has ended in Texas with the return of severe storms on Friday, affecting the Hill Country and North Texas. Today’s storms are expected to be more numerous and potentially more intense, with risks including hurricane-force wind gusts, a few tornadoes, and hail up to the size of softballs. A conditional […]