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ExpiredJones; Taylor; Callahan
Status
Ended
Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
expired
Issued
Severity
Moderate
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Observed
Details
At 632 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Merkel, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.
Locations impacted include... Abilene, Merkel, Tye, Hawley, View, Caps, Hamby, Dyess Afb, Impact, Hodges, Lake Fort Phantom Hill, and Stith.
This includes Interstate 20 between Mile Markers 265 and 294.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for west central Texas.
Data from the National Weather Service
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