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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 299

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

815 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Southeastern New Mexico

  West Texas



* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 815 PM

  until 200 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75

    mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A belt of strong-severe thunderstorms has become better

organized over southern and southeastern New Mexico, recently

producing measured severe gusts, including 54 and 63 kt at Holloman

AFB and Roswell, respectively.  This activity may continue to pose a

severe threat -- mainly wind -- as it moves across the watch area

this evening.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55

statute miles either side of a line from 50 miles southwest of

Guadalupe Pass TX to 45 miles east northeast of Hobbs NM. 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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 298...



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

1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A

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

33035.



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