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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 220

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

345 PM MDT Sun May 24 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Southeast Colorado



* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 345 PM until

  900 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...Severe storm development is expected in the upslope flow

regime across southeast Colorado this afternoon/evening.  A

supercell or two will be possible, with an attendant threat for

large hail and isolated damaging winds.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45

statute miles north and south of a line from 25 miles north

northwest of Trinidad CO to 40 miles northeast of Springfield CO.

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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 217...WW 218...WW 219...



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

27020.



...Thompson

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