Severe Thunderstorm Watch 323

Issued

Jun 26, 2021, 2:48 PM MDT (20:48 UTC)

Expired

Jun 27, 2021, 12:00 AM MDT

In force

9 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

10%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

2%

Ten or more severe wind reports

60%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

50%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1111 Severe potential...watch possibleJun 26, 11:59 AM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1113 Severe potential...watch possibleJun 26, 2:27 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1115 Severe thunderstorm watch 323Jun 26, 5:27 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1116 Severe thunderstorm watch 324Jun 26, 6:54 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1118 Severe thunderstorm watch 323...324Jun 26, 9:13 PM MDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 262046
SEL3  
SPC WW 262046
NMZ000-OKZ000-TXZ000-270400-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 323
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
350 PM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Southeast New Mexico
  Southwest Oklahoma
  West and Western-North Texas

* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 350 PM until
  1100 PM CDT.

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

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will continue to develop across the watch
area through the afternoon and early evening, with the strongest
cells posing a risk of locally damaging winds and large hail.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles west southwest
of Hobbs NM to 45 miles southeast of Chickasha OK. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

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 321...WW 322...

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 550. Mean storm motion vector
25025.

...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.