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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 470

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

355 PM CDT Sat Aug 29 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Southeast Colorado

  Northeast New Mexico

  Western Oklahoma Panhandle

  Texas Panhandle



* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 355 PM until

  1000 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75

    mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A storm cluster should progress southeast off the Sangre

de Cristos and Raton Mesa area into this evening. Severe wind gusts

will be the primary threat, with isolated severe hail possible as

well.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60

statute miles east and west of a line from 60 miles northeast of

Trinidad CO to 55 miles south of Dalhart 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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 469...



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

1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A

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

30030.



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