WW 240 SEVERE TSTM TX 222155Z - 230400Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 240 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 455 PM CDT Fri May 22 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of The South Plains of Texas * Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 455 PM until 1100 PM 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...Multicell storm clusters/mergers are expected to spread slowly eastward through late evening. The strongest initial storms could produce isolated large hail of 1-2 inches in diameter, though the more consistent threat will be severe outflow gusts of 60-75 mph. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles east and west of a line from 55 miles northwest of Childress TX to 65 miles southeast of Lubbock TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0). 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. && 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 25015. ...Thompson Read more

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