Severe Thunderstorm Watch 46

Issued

Mar 22, 2021, 11:10 PM CDT (04:10 UTC)

Expired

Mar 23, 2021, 4:00 AM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

20%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

10%

Ten or more severe wind reports

30%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

30%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 232 Severe thunderstorm watch 45Mar 22, 8:25 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 233 Severe thunderstorm watch 45Mar 22, 10:21 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 235 Severe thunderstorm watch 46Mar 23, 1:29 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 236 Severe thunderstorm watch 46Mar 23, 3:19 AM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 230408
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SPC WW 230408
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 46
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1110 PM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Central and Southeast Texas

* Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 1110 PM
  until 400 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible
  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Multiple storm clusters including some supercells will
continue eastward through the overnight across the Texas Hill County
and broader parts of central into southeast Texas. Isolated large
hail and damaging winds will be the primary hazards, but a tornado
cannot be entirely ruled out.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45
statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles east northeast
of Huntsville TX to 25 miles northwest of Hondo TX. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

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 45...

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 450. Mean storm motion vector
26030.

...Guyer

Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Texas, 2021Every severe thunderstorm watch in 2021

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.