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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 485

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

300 PM MDT Thu Jul 4 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Northeast and east-central Colorado



* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 300 PM until

  1000 PM MDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3

    inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Supercells are most likely along the Palmer Divide this

evening, which may persist into an increasingly favorable

environment for a couple tornadoes, generally along and south of the

I-76 corridor towards sunset. Other storms with large hail as the

main risk may develop farther north over the Front Range.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles

north and south of a line from 30 miles west of Denver CO to 50

miles north of Burlington CO. For a complete depiction of the watch

see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 483...WW 484...



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

surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean

storm motion vector 25025.



...Grams

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