

020 

WWUS20 KWNS 142101

SEL1

SPC WW 142101

NMZ000-TXZ000-150400-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 171

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

405 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  FAR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO

  WEST AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS



* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 405 PM UNTIL

  1100 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2

    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

  A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO STEADILY

INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND INITIALLY WEST/SOUTHWEST

TEXAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STORMS MAY MERGE AND SPREAD

EASTWARD ACROSS ADDITIONAL PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS THROUGH MID/LATE

EVENING.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 90

STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES EAST

SOUTHEAST OF FORT STOCKTON TEXAS TO 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF LUBBOCK

TEXAS.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED

WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).



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.



&&



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 24025.





...GUYER



774 

WWUS20 KWNS 142101

SEL1

SPC WW 142101

NMZ000-TXZ000-150400-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 171

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

405 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  FAR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO

  WEST AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS



* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 405 PM UNTIL

  1100 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2

    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

  A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO STEADILY

INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND INITIALLY WEST/SOUTHWEST

TEXAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STORMS MAY MERGE AND SPREAD

EASTWARD ACROSS ADDITIONAL PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS THROUGH MID/LATE

EVENING.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 90

STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES EAST

SOUTHEAST OF FORT STOCKTON TEXAS TO 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF LUBBOCK

TEXAS.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED

WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).



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.



&&



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 24025.





...GUYER

