Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 694

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   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

Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.

   SAW4 
   WW 694 SEVERE TSTM NM 222040Z - 230300Z
   AXIS..35 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
   30NNW SAF/SANTA FE NM/ - 35S DMN/DEMING NM/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 30NM E/W /60WNW FTI - 33S DMN/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22030.

   LAT...LON 36000566 31740712 31740832 36000691

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU4.

Watch 694 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 694

VALID 222235Z - 222340Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..BROYLES..10/22/26

ATTN...WFO...ABQ...EPZ...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 694 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

NMC001-028-029-043-049-051-053-061-222340-

NM 
.    NEW MEXICO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BERNALILLO	     LOS ALAMOS 	 LUNA		     
SANDOVAL	     SANTA FE		 SIERRA 	     
SOCORRO 	     VALENCIA		 
$$


THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

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Tornadoes

Wind

Hail

Combined Severe Hail/Wind

For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The “Low” category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
“Moderate” from 30% to 60%, and “High” from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.

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