090  
WWUS20 KWNS 262035  
SEL8  
SPC WW 262035  
COZ000-NEZ000-NMZ000-OKZ000-TXZ000-WYZ000-270300-  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 398  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
240 PM MDT FRI JUN 26 2026  
 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF  
EASTERN COLORADO  
WESTERN NEBRASKA  
NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO  
WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE  
NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE  
EASTERN WYOMING  
 
* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 240 PM UNTIL  
900 PM MDT.  
 
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...  
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5  
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE  
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE  
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE  
 
SUMMARY...AT LEAST WIDELY SCATTERED SEVERE STORMS INCLUDING A FEW  
SUPERCELLS AND MULTICELLS ARE EXPECTED REGIONALLY, WITH LARGE HAIL  
AND DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60  
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES EAST NORTHEAST  
OF DOUGLAS WY TO 25 MILES SOUTH OF CLAYTON 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 397...  
 
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  
28025.  
 
...GUYER  
 
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