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SEL2 URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 232 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 900 AM CDT Sun May 12 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Central and east Texas * Effective this Sunday morning and afternoon from 900 AM until 300 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...Clusters of slightly elevated thunderstorms, including embedded supercells, may persist through early afternoon while spreading eastward. The storm environment will favor the potential for occasional large hail of 1-2 inches in diameter and isolated damaging gusts of 60-70 mph. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 35 statute miles north and south of a line from 5 miles south southwest of Temple TX to 5 miles east southeast of Lufkin TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2). 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 550. Mean storm motion vector 28030. ...Thompson