URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 697
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
155 PM MST Sat Oct 24 2026

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Central into Southeast New Mexico
  Far West Texas

* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 155 PM until
  900 PM MST.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
    mph possible
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Thunderstorm coverage is expected to increase this
afternoon through this evening from central New Mexico into
south-central/southeast New Mexico and adjacent far west Texas.
Environmental conditions support the potential for supercells,
particularly this afternoon, with large hail as the primary severe
risk. A trend towards linear bowing segments is possible this
evening, with strong gusts becoming the primary hazard.
Additionally, given the supercell storm mode, a low-probability
tornado risk exists across the region as well.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80
statute miles east and west of a line from 65 miles north northeast
of Socorro NM to 65 miles southeast of El Paso TX. 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.

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AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
22030.

...Mosier