Severe Thunderstorm Watch 198

Issued

May 23, 2021, 4:07 PM MDT (22:07 UTC)

Expired

May 23, 2021, 11:00 PM MDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

20%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

5%

Ten or more severe wind reports

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

40%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 713 Severe potential...watch possibleMay 23, 2:41 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 716 Severe thunderstorm watch 198May 23, 6:32 PM MDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 232205
SEL8  
SPC WW 232205
COZ000-KSZ000-NMZ000-OKZ000-TXZ000-240500-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 198
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
510 PM CDT Sun May 23 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Southeast Colorado
  Southwest Kansas
  Northeast New Mexico
  Western Oklahoma Panhandle
  Western Texas Panhandle

* Effective this Sunday afternoon from 510 PM until Midnight CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Isolated thunderstorms are expected to form late this
afternoon along and ahead of the dryline across the watch area, and
persist through much of the evening.  The strongest cells will pose
a risk of large hail and damaging wind gusts.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles southeast of
Tucumcari NM to 20 miles northeast of Lamar CO. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

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 196...WW 197...

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
24025.

...Hart

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.