Severe Thunderstorm Watch 381

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 381
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
610 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO
WEST TEXAS
EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY EVENING FROM 610 PM UNTIL 1100 PM CDT.
HAIL TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 90 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
DRYDEN TEXAS TO 60 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF HOBBS NEW MEXICO. FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).
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 378
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WW 379
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WW 380
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DISCUSSION...TSTM DEVELOPMENT SHOULD CONTINUE OVER WW AREA WITH
SEVERE WIND/HAIL THREAT. BRIEF SUPERCELL STRUCTURES WITH LOCALLY
ENHANCED LARGE HAIL THREAT ARE POSSIBLE...OTHERWISE MULTICELLS
SHOULD PREDOMINATE. REFER TO SPC MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1065 FOR
INITIAL NEAR-TERN DETAILS.
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 600. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 20020.
...EDWARDS/IMY