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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 306

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

125 PM MDT Mon Jul 23 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Central Colorado



* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 125 PM until

  700 PM MDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are intensifying over the mountains of

central Colorado.  This activity will spread southeastward across

the watch area this afternoon, posing a risk of large hail and

locally damaging wind gusts.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50

statute miles east and west of a line from 55 miles northwest of

Colorado Springs CO to 20 miles southeast of Trinidad CO. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).



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

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

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

30025.



...Hart

