SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 694

WW 694 SEVERE TSTM NM 222040Z – 230300Z URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 694 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 240 PM MDT Thu Oct 22 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Central and southwest New Mexico * Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 240 PM until 900 PM MDT. * Primary threats include… Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY…Scattered thunderstorms in western New Mexico will spread northeastward into the watch area through this evening. A mix of supercells and storm clusters will be capable of producing isolated large hail near 1.5 inches in diameter and thunderstorm gusts of 60-70 mph. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 35 statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles north northwest of Santa Fe NM to 35 miles south of Deming NM. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4). 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 693… 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 450. Mean storm motion vector 22030. …Thompson Read more

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