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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 199

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1110 AM MDT Tue May 9 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Southeast Colorado

  Northern and central New Mexico



* Effective this Tuesday morning and evening from 1110 AM until

  600 PM MDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 2.5 inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will continue to intensify over the

mountains of northern NM and southern CO, and eventually spread

northeastward across the watch area.  Large hail is the primary

threat.  However, a few supercells capable of a tornado or two may

also occur this afternoon.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75

statute miles east and west of a line from 10 miles south southeast

of Corona NM to 25 miles east northeast of Pueblo CO. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).



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

2.5 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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