SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 182

WW 182 SEVERE TSTM TX 292055Z - 300400Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 182 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 355 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southwest into South-Central Texas * Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 355 PM until 1100 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 4 inches in diameter likely Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...Isolated to widely scattered supercells are forecast to develop over parts of the Watch area in the vicinity of a west-east oriented front. Large to giant hail (ranging 1 to 4 inches in diameter) is possible with the more intense storms. Isolated severe gusts are also possible, especially as storms mature into the evening. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles north and south of a line from 75 miles northwest of Del Rio TX to 10 miles east of Hondo TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2). 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 180...WW 181... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 4 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 30025. ...Smith Read more