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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 235
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Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   SEL5

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 235
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   325 PM CDT Wed May 24 2023

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Eastern New Mexico
     Western Oklahoma Panhandle
     Northwest Texas

   * Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 325 PM
     until 1000 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3
       inches in diameter likely
     Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
       mph possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...Initial supercells are developing over the Raton Mesa and
   will likely form into a southeast-moving cluster this evening. More
   isolated supercells will be possible southward towards the Permian
   Basin. Very large hail and eventually severe wind gusts will be the
   main threat. A tornado or two will be most likely in the
   east-central New Mexico to southwest Texas Panhandle region in the
   early evening.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55
   statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles north northwest
   of Clayton NM to 40 miles southeast of Hobbs NM. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

   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.

   &&

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
   29025.

   ...Grams
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