SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 326

WW 326 SEVERE TSTM NM OK TX 252305Z – 260600Z


URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 326
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
605 PM CDT Sun May 25 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Northeastern and East-Central New Mexico
  Oklahoma Panhandle
  Texas Panhandle and South Plains

* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 605 PM
  until 100 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
    inches in diameter possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms ongoing across northeastern and east-central
New Mexico are expected to continue for the next few hours. Large to
very large hail and damaging gusts are possible with these storms.
Additional thunderstorm development is anticipated from the Texas
South Plains into the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle this evening.
Large to isolated very large hail is the primary risk with these
storms, although damaging gusts are possible as well.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles west of
Tucumcari NM to 80 miles east northeast of Borger TX. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 322...WW 323...WW
324...WW 325...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
24025.

...Mosier

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