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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 628

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1205 PM CDT Fri Oct 24 2025



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 

  Southwest Oklahoma

  Western and Central Texas



* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 1205 PM until

  700 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 2.5 inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80

    mph possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Severe thunderstorms will increase in coverage and

intensity through the afternoon. Isolated supercells storms will be

capable of producing large to very large hail. With time, linear

segments will evolve toward late afternoon/early evening with an

accompanying risk for isolated severe/damaging gusts. While large

hail and strong wind gusts are expected to be the main hazards with

severe storms through the afternoon, a tornado or two also may occur

with any intense supercells that could develop, mainly from the

Permian Basin into west-central Texas.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 110

statute miles north and south of a line from 75 miles south

southeast of Altus OK to 50 miles west southwest of Fort Stockton

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.



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AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector

25035.



...Leitman