WW 324 SEVERE TSTM CO 171820Z – 180200Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 324
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1220 PM MDT Sat Jun 17 2023
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southeast Colorado
* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 1220 PM
until 800 PM MDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3
inches in diameter likely
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will move off the mountains this afternoon
while other isolated supercells form farther east. Very large hail
and damaging winds will be possible with this activity. A tornado
or two is also possible - mainly in the eastern parts of the watch.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80
statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles west southwest
of Pueblo CO to 35 miles east northeast of Lamar CO. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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 323...
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
27030.
...Hart
