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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 412

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

225 PM MDT Sun Aug 2 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Eastern New Mexico



* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 225 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...Scattered severe thunderstorms this afternoon will pose a

risk for large hail and damaging winds.  Thunderstorms should

increase in coverage towards evening with a continued risk for

damaging winds and hail.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60

statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles northeast of

Raton NM to 45 miles east of Ruidoso NM. 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 410...WW 411...



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

34025.



...Bunting

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