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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 492

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

340 PM MDT Fri Jul 5 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Eastern Colorado



* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 340 PM until

  1000 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

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon over

the foothills of central Colorado and move eastward across the

watch.  A few severe storms capable of large hail and damaging winds

are expected.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55

statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles northeast of

Fort Collins CO to 30 miles west southwest of Springfield CO. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



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 490...WW 491...



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

26030.



...Hart

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