Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation Msg
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
652 WWUS20 KWNS 211759 SEL1 SPC WW 211759 COZ000-NMZ000-UTZ000-WYZ000-220100- URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 441 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1205 PM MDT Fri Jun 21 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Western Colorado Northwest New Mexico Central and Eastern Utah Southwest Wyoming * Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 1205 PM until 700 PM MDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms will form across the watch area through the afternoon. The more intense cells will pose a risk of large hail and damaging winds. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles east and west of a line from 80 miles north northeast of Vernal UT to 85 miles southwest of Farmington NM. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1). 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. && AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 25035. ...Hart