161  
WWUS20 KWNS 262208  
SEL3  
SPC WW 262208  
NMZ000-TXZ000-270500-  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 333  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
410 PM MDT MON MAY 26 2025  
 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF  
EASTERN NEW MEXICO  
TEXAS PANHANDLE  
 
* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 410 PM UNTIL  
1100 PM MDT.  
 
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...  
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2  
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE  
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE  
 
SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS ONGOING ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CENTRAL  
NEW MEXICO ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL  
HOURS, WHILE GROWING UPSCALE INTO A COHERENT CONVECTIVE LINE. LARGE  
HAIL IS THE PRIMARY RISK FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS BEFORE THEN  
TRANSITIONING TO DAMAGING GUSTS AS THE CONVECTIVE LINE MOVES  
EASTWARD.  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75  
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES SOUTH  
SOUTHWEST OF LAS VEGAS NM TO 35 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF PLAINVIEW  
TX. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH  
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).  
 
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 330...WW 331...WW 332...  
 
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO  
2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A  
FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR  
27035.  
 
...MOSIER  
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