WWUS20 KWNS 302205 SEL6 SPC WW 302205 TXZ000-010500- URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 676 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 510 PM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of West Central Texas * Effective this Wednesday afternoon from 510 PM until Midnight CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to become more numerous through the late afternoon and evening over the watch area. A few severe storms are possible, with damaging winds and perhaps hail being the main concerns. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles north and south of a line from 10 miles west northwest of Fort Stockton TX to 20 miles east of Abilene TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6). 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 675... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 25030. ...Hart