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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 303

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1230 PM MDT Sat Jun 1 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Central and Northeast New Mexico



* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 1230 PM

  until 800 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 strong to severe thunderstorms are possible

across the watch area this afternoon and early evening, with the

strongest cells capable of hail and damaging wind gusts.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 90

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

Socorro NM to 25 miles northeast of Raton NM. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).



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 302...



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

26025.



...Hart

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