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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 255

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

100 PM MDT Mon May 22 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  East Central and Southeast New Mexico

  West Texas



* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 100 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...Thunderstorms are developing over the higher terrain of

eastern new Mexico within the low-level moisture axis.  The storms

are likely to intensify as they move east-southeastward this

afternoon with stronger storms capable of producing large hail and

damaging winds.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75

statute miles east and west of a line from 55 miles north of Cannon

Afb NM to 40 miles south southwest of Hobbs NM. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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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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

28030.



...Weiss

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