Special Weather Statement 05/06/2025 01:39 for Texas areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 6 at 3:39AM CDT by NWS San Angelo TX
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 6, 2025 - 1:39am
Expires: 
May 6, 2025 - 2:45am
Description: 
At 338 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms just west of the Irion and Sterling County lines. Movement was east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size 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... Sterling City, Silver, Broome, Arden, Barnhart, Mertzon, Us- 87 Near The Coke-Tom Green County Line, Water Valley, and Sherwood.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM CDT for west central Texas.
Area Description: 
Sterling; Coke; Irion; Tom Green
Forcast Office: 
NWS San Angelo TX