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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 361

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

345 PM MDT Fri May 31 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 

  Eastern Colorado



* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 345 PM until

  1100 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 are expected to develop off the foothills

and move across the plains of eastern Colorado this evening.  The

strongest cells will pose a risk of large hail and damaging winds. 

An isolated tornado is possible.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65

statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles east northeast

of Limon CO to 35 miles west southwest of Springfield CO. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).



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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 360...



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 500. Mean storm motion vector

27030.



...Hart

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