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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 197

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1235 PM MDT Mon May 8 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Eastern Colorado



* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 1235 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

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms will continue to intensify over

the Front Range and spread eastward across the watch area this

afternoon and evening.  Conditions appear favorable for damaging

wind gusts and hail in the stronger cells.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80

statute miles east and west of a line from 60 miles north northwest

of Akron CO to 45 miles east southeast of Trinidad CO. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).



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 450. Mean storm motion vector

24030.



...Hart

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