SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 174
WW 174 SEVERE TSTM TX 260300Z – 260900Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 174 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1000 PM CDT Fri Apr 25 2025 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Texas Panhandle and South Plains * Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 1000 PM until 400 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Clusters of storms will continue through late evening into the overnight, with some additional organization possible, potentially including Mesoscale Convective System development. Periodic large hail will remain possible along with locally damaging winds as the primary hazards into the overnight, as storms progress generally eastward. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles north and south of a line from 75 miles west of Plainview TX to 20 miles southeast of Childress TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4). 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 172...WW 173... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 28025. ...Guyer
