SPC Tornado Watch 229

WW 229 TORNADO NM TX 060155Z – 060900Z

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 229
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
855 PM CDT Mon May 5 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Far Southeast New Mexico
  West into Southwest and South-Central Texas

* Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 855 PM
  until 400 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3
    inches in diameter likely
  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
    mph possible

SUMMARY...Severe thunderstorms are forecast to continue across the
Permian Basin this evening.  Additional severe thunderstorms are
forecast farther southeast into the Pecos Valley and Edwards Plateau
regions.  It is here that scattered supercells are forecast to
evolve by late evening and persist into the overnight.  Moist low
levels with strengthening flow fields will support supercells
potentially capable of a couple of tornadoes, large to very large
hail, and severe gusts.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles
north and south of a line from 50 miles west southwest of Hobbs NM
to 50 miles south southeast of Junction TX. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU9).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
tornadoes and 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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 227...WW 228...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 21035.

...Smith

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