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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 138

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

200 PM MDT Mon May 6 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  East-Central and Southeast Colorado



* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 200 PM until

  900 PM MDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Isolated to widely scattered severe thunderstorms are

expected to increase through mid/late afternoon within low-level

upslope flow. This includes the potential for supercells capable of

large hail, although damaging winds are possible as well and a brief

tornado cannot be ruled out.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50

statute miles east and west of a line from 20 miles north northeast

of Limon CO to 25 miles southwest of Springfield CO. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).



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

27020.



...Guyer

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