WW 197 SEVERE TSTM TX 102215Z - 110500Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 197 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 515 PM CDT Sun May 10 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of South-Central Texas * Effective this Sunday afternoon from 515 PM until Midnight CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts to 75 mph possible Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Strong to severe storms will initially impact parts of the Rio Grande Valley, while additional storms over central Texas continue to organize and progress southeastward, with an increasing potential for large hail and damaging winds this evening regionally. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles west of Del Rio TX to 40 miles east southeast of Austin TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7). 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 196... 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 550. Mean storm motion vector 30025. ...Guyer Read more

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