Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 365

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   SEL5

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 365
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   610 PM MDT Wed Jun 4 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     East Central New Mexico
     Western Texas Panhandle

   * Effective this Wednesday evening from 610 PM until 1100 PM MDT.

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

   SUMMARY...Widely scattered severe thunderstorms are expected to
   affect parts of east-central New Mexico and western portions of the
   Texas panhandle through the evening.  Large hail and damaging wind
   gusts will be the main concerns.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40
   statute miles north and south of a line from 85 miles west of
   Tucumcari NM to 105 miles east of Tucumcari NM. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

   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.

   &&

   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
   27030.

   ...Hart

Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.

   SAW5 
   WW 365 SEVERE TSTM NM TX 050010Z - 050500Z
   AXIS..40 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
   85W TCC/TUCUMCARI NM/ - 105E TCC/TUCUMCARI NM/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 35NM N/S /29S FTI - 9SSW AMA/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27030.

   LAT...LON 35750510 35740174 34590174 34590510

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU5.

Watch 365 Status Report Message has not been issued yet.

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Tornadoes

Wind

Hail

Combined Severe Hail/Wind

For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The “Low” category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
“Moderate” from 30% to 60%, and “High” from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.