

319 

WWUS20 KWNS 222058

SEL5

SPC WW 222058

COZ000-KSZ000-NMZ000-OKZ000-TXZ000-230400-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 295

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

355 PM CDT Mon Jun 22 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Southeast Colorado

  Southwest Kansas

  Eastern New Mexico

  Oklahoma Panhandle

  Texas Panhandle and South Plains



* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 355 PM until

  1100 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 80 mph possible

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 3 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms will increase, initially across

southeast Colorado and northeast New Mexico, and spread

southeastward across the region. This includes the potential for

supercells capable of large hail, perhaps very large (2+ inch

diameter) in some cases. Over time, storms should merge into

clusters with the damaging wind threat increasing into the

Oklahoma/Texas Panhandles and Texas South Plains by mid/late

evening.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 95

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

of Springfield CO to 20 miles southwest of Lubbock TX. 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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 294...



AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector

30020.



...Guyer

