Severe Thunderstorm Watch 373

Issued

Jul 11, 2021, 1:23 PM MST (20:23 UTC)

Expired

Jul 11, 2021, 9:00 PM MST

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

10%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

5%

Ten or more severe wind reports

30%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

40%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

20%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1257 Severe thunderstorm watch 371Jul 11, 12:33 PM MST
• Mesoscale Discussion 1261 Severe thunderstorm watch 373Jul 11, 4:18 PM MST

724 
WWUS20 KWNS 112020
SEL3  
SPC WW 112020
AZZ000-NMZ000-TXZ000-120400-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 373
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
220 PM MDT Sun Jul 11 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Southeast Arizona
  Western and Central New Mexico
  Far West Texas

* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 220 PM until
  1000 PM MDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...Widely scattered strong to severe thunderstorms will
continue to develop initially over the mountains this afternoon, and
subsequently drift generally south-southwestward toward southern New
Mexico/far West Texas and far southeast Arizona through the late
afternoon and evening. Instances of severe hail and wind can be
expected.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 110
statute miles east and west of a line from 65 miles northeast of
Cuba NM to 35 miles south southwest of Deming NM. 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 371...WW 372...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
01020.

...Guyer

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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.