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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 370
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
135 PM MDT Thu Jun 5 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
  Eastern Colorado
  Far Western Kansas

* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 135 PM until
  800 PM MDT.

* 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...Widely scattered thunderstorms are forecast to develop and
intensify through the afternoon.  Initially cellular storms will
pose mainly a risk for large hail and severe gusts, but a tornado is
also possible.  This activity will likely evolve into a cluster of
storms towards the evening with the risk for severe gusts possibly
becoming more prevalent.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 90
statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles north of Akron
CO to La Junta CO. For a complete depiction of the watch see the
associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 366...WW 367...WW
368...WW 369...

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 450. Mean storm motion vector
28025.

...Smith