THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 175 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS BROWN CALLAHAN COLEMAN CONCHO HASKELL JONES KIMBLE MASON MCCULLOCH MENARD RUNNELS SAN SABA SHACKELFORD TAYLOR THROCKMORTON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABILENE, ALBANY, ANSON, BAIRD, BALLINGER, BENOIT, BRADY, BROWNWOOD, CHAPPEL, CHEROKEE, CLEO, CLYDE, COLEMAN, CREWS, CROSS PLAINS, DUDLEY, ECHO, EDEN, ERNA, EULA, FIFE, FISK, FORT MCKAVETT, FREDONIA, FUNSTON, HAMLIN, HARKEYVILLE, HASKELL, HATCHEL, HEXT, INDIAN CREEK, IRBY, JUNCTION, KATEMCY, KOOCKVILLE, LIVE OAK, LOHN, LONDON, LOWAKE, LOYAL VALLEY, MASON, MENARD, PONTOTOC, PUMPHREY, ROCHELLE, ROOSEVELT, ROWENA, SAN SABA, SEGOVIA, STAMFORD, STITH, STREETER, TELEGRAPH, THROCKMORTON, TRICKHAM, TRUBY, TUXEDO, VALERA, VOCA, VOSS, WINTERS, AND WOODSON.