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WWUS20 KWNS 212029
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 680
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
230 PM MDT Sat Sep 21 2024

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
  Eastern New Mexico
  West Texas South Plains and Panhandle

* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 230 PM until
  1000 PM MDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
    inches in diameter possible
  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Severe storms are expected to develop initially across a
broad north/south part of eastern New Mexico this afternoon, as well
as near the New Mexico/Texas border vicinity. This includes the
potential for some supercell storms.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 105
statute miles north and south of a line from 50 miles west northwest
of Roswell NM to 55 miles southeast of Amarillo TX. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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.

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AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
25030.

...Guyer