URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 601
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
245 PM CDT SAT JUL 18 2009

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 

       PARTS OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO
       LARGE PART OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO
       PARTS OF OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE
       PARTS OF TEXAS PANHANDLE

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 245 PM UNTIL
1000 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 95
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES NORTH
NORTHWEST OF LA JUNTA COLORADO TO 65 MILES SOUTH OF CANNON AFB
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.

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN NUMBER/INTENSITY
OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND MOVE SEWD ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS.  40-50KT
OF DEEP LAYER SHEAR...STEEP LAPSE RATES AND MLCAPES TO 1500 J/KG
SUPPORT SUPERCELL POTENTIAL.  LARGE HAIL AND DOWNBURSTS WINDS WILL

STATUS REPORT ON WW 601

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..KERR..07/18/09

ATTN...WFO...PUB...ABQ...AMA...LUB...


STATUS REPORT FOR WS 601 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

COC009-011-025-041-055-071-089-101-182240-

CO 
.    COLORADO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

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