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SPC WW 012145

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 309

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

450 PM CDT Sat Jun 1 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Extreme southeastern New Mexico

  Parts of west Texas



* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 450 PM until

  1100 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5

    inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Scattered development of splitting supercells is underway

across west Texas and southeastern New Mexico.  The storm

environment will favor persistence of these storms through late

evening, with the potential for isolated very large hail in the

strongest storms.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50

statute miles east and west of a line from 40 miles north northwest

of Carlsbad NM to 45 miles west southwest of Dryden TX. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).



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 303...WW 304...WW

305...WW 306...WW 307...WW 308...



AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector

27020.



...Thompson

