Severe Thunderstorm Watch 548

Issued

Nov 10, 2021, 5:56 PM CST (23:56 UTC)

Expired

Nov 11, 2021, 1:00 AM CST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

20%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

5%

Ten or more severe wind reports

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

50%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

40%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

80%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1937 Severe potential...watch likelyNov 10, 5:06 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 1939 Severe thunderstorm watch 548Nov 10, 7:48 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 1940 Severe thunderstorm watch 548Nov 10, 11:21 PM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 102353
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 548
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
555 PM CST Wed Nov 10 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  North-central and northeast Texas

* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning from
  555 PM until 100 AM CST.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
    inches in diameter possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Supercells and eventually a growing band of thunderstorms
are expected to move southeastward across the watch area tonight,
with the threat including parts of the DFW Metroplex.  Storms will
offer mainly severe hail and damaging gusts, with a tornado
possible.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45
statute miles either side of a line from 50 miles north northwest of
Fort Worth TX to 70 miles east of Dallas 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 546...WW 547...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector
30030.

...Edwards

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.