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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 319

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

300 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Southeast New Mexico

  Southwest Texas



* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 300 PM until

  1000 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Widespread large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3.5

    inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Numerous strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to

develop and spread eastward across the watch area this afternoon and

early evening.  The most intense storms will be capable of very

large hail and damaging wind gusts.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70

statute miles east and west of a line from 65 miles north northwest

of Carlsbad NM to 70 miles south 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 315...WW 316...WW

317...WW 318...



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

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

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector

24035.



...Hart

