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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 223

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

145 PM MDT Sat May 29 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southeast Colorado



* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 145 PM until

  900 PM MDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5

    inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are developing over the foothills of eastern

Colorado.  These storms will track eastward into a progressively

more moist/unstable airmass, with the potential for very large hail

and damaging winds in the stronger cells.  A few tornadoes are also

possible this afternoon and evening.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles

north and south of a line from 20 miles west of Pueblo CO to 35

miles east southeast of Lamar CO. For a complete depiction of the

watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for

tornadoes and 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.



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AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean

storm motion vector 27030.



...Hart

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