WWUS20 KWNS 072147 SEL7 SPC WW 072147 TXZ000-CWZ000-080500- URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 27 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 350 PM CST Sat Mar 7 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of South-Central Texas Coastal Waters * Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 350 PM until 1100 PM CST. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...Storm will continue to increase and intensify across the region through late afternoon and early evening, with the environment being favorable for storms capable of large hail and locally damaging winds. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles north and south of a line from 50 miles west of Cotulla TX to 45 miles east northeast of Victoria TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7). 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 24...WW 25...WW 26... 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 24025. ...Guyer