069  
WWUS20 KWNS 242055  
SEL8  
SPC WW 242055  
COZ000-NMZ000-250400-  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 388  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
255 PM MDT WED JUN 24 2026  
 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF  
SOUTHEAST COLORADO  
EASTERN NEW MEXICO  
 
* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 255 PM  
UNTIL 1000 PM MDT.  
 
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...  
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2  
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE  
ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE  
 
SUMMARY...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP  
ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO INTO SOUTHEAST COLORADO INCLUDING NEAR THE  
RATON MESA AND I-25/I-40 CORRIDORS. LARGE HAIL AND SOME  
SEVERE-CALIBER WIND GUSTS ARE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS THROUGH  
EARLY/MID-EVENING.  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55  
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF  
COLORADO SPRINGS CO TO 105 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF TUCUMCARI NM.  
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH  
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).  
 
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 387...  
 
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 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR  
24035.  
 
...GUYER  
 
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