SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 185

WW 185 SEVERE TSTM TX 061330Z - 061800Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 185 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 830 AM CDT Wed May 6 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Texas Hill Country * Effective this Wednesday morning and afternoon from 830 AM until 100 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...A few severe thunderstorms will likely yield a risk for large hail and locally severe gusts through the morning and midday hours as this activity moves east this morning near a west to east oriented frontal zone. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles north and south of a line from 60 miles west southwest of Junction TX to 30 miles northeast of Austin TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5). 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 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 28040. ...Smith Read more