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WWUS20 KWNS 051906

SEL8

SPC WW 051906

COZ000-060100-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 258

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

110 PM MDT FRI JUN 5 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  EASTERN COLORADO



* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 110 PM UNTIL

  700 PM MDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  WIDESPREAD 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 EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY OVER

THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD

ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.  SUFFICIENT CAPE AND SHEAR PARAMETERS SUGGEST

A RISK OF VERY LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES IN THE STRONGEST

STORMS.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT

COLLINS COLORADO TO 40 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF TRINIDAD COLORADO.

 FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).



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.



&&



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

500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24030.





...HART

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350 

WWUS20 KWNS 051906

SEL8

SPC WW 051906

COZ000-060100-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 258

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

110 PM MDT FRI JUN 5 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  EASTERN COLORADO



* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 110 PM UNTIL

  700 PM MDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  WIDESPREAD 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 EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY OVER

THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD

ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.  SUFFICIENT CAPE AND SHEAR PARAMETERS SUGGEST

A RISK OF VERY LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES IN THE STRONGEST

STORMS.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT

COLLINS COLORADO TO 40 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF TRINIDAD COLORADO.

 FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).



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.



&&



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

500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24030.





...HART

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