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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 635
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WW0635 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Low

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   SEL5
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 635
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1250 PM MDT WED JUL 29 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          SOUTHEAST COLORADO
          NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO
          FAR WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE
          WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1250 PM UNTIL
   800 PM MDT.
   
   HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
   MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80
   STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTH OF LA
   JUNTA COLORADO TO 20 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF TUCUMCARI NEW
   MEXICO.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED
   WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
   
   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.
   
   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 634...
   
   DISCUSSION...SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING OUT OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL
   CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SSEWD MOVING TSTMS ACROSS WW THROUGH THE
   EVENING.  AS AIRMASS DESTABILIZES AND CAP WEAKENS OVER THE HIGH
   PLAINS...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THREAT SHOULD SPREAD SEWD WITH TIME. 
   SHEAR WILL BE SUPPORTIVE OF SUPERCELLS...WITH SPLITTING STORMS
   LIKELY WITH STRAIGHT-LINE HODOGRAPHS.  AN ISOLATED/BRIEF TORNADO IS
   POSSIBLE... HOWEVER LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS SHOULD BE
   PRIMARY SEVERE THREATS INTO THE EARLY EVENING.
   
   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 30015.
   
   
   ...EVANS
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