WW 587 SEVERE TSTM CO KS NE NM OK TX WY 162005Z - 170300Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 587 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 205 PM MDT Sun Aug 16 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Eastern Colorado Far western Kansas Western Nebraska Northeast New Mexico Oklahoma Panhandle Texas Panhandle Eastern Wyoming * Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 205 PM until 900 PM MDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...At least widely scattered severe thunderstorm development is expected regionally this afternoon, with bouts of large hail and locally damaging winds possible as storms drift east-southeastward. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles west northwest of Chadron NE to 25 miles west southwest of Clayton NM. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7). 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 586... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 28025. ...Guyer Read more

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