SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 243

WW 243 SEVERE TSTM TX CW 090010Z – 090500Z

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 243
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
710 PM CDT Thu May 8 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  South Texas
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Thursday night from 710 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 2
    inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Clusters of strong to severe cellular thunderstorms will
likely grow upscale into a linear band of thunderstorms this
evening.  Large hail (1 to 2 inches in diameter) and severe gusts
(60-75 mph) will be the primary threats with the more intense
storms.  This activity is forecast to move east of the coast
tonight.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55
statute miles east and west of a line from 15 miles northwest of
Beeville TX to 105 miles south of Alice 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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 238...WW 239...WW
240...WW 241...WW 242...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
30035.

...Smith

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