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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 240

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

150 PM CDT Sat May 25 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Southeast New Mexico

  Southwest Texas



* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 150 PM until

  900 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 3 inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected to form across

the watch area this afternoon and early evening, posing a risk of

very large hail and damaging wind gusts.  A tornado or two cannot be

ruled out.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50

statute miles east and west of a line from 40 miles east northeast

of Hobbs NM to 30 miles west southwest of Dryden 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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 238...WW 239...



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

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

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

24030.



...Hart

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