The Storm Prediction Center has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 11 PM. This new watch is in addition to the one ongoing in the Texas Panhandle. This second watch includes the Permian Basin and Southwest Texas. Guadalupe Pass, Marfa, Sanderson, and midland area are all included in this watch. The strongest storms may produce giant hail larger than the size of baseballs, destructive straight line winds over 75 MPH, very heavy rains capable of producing flash flooding, and isolated tornadoes.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 228
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
355 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
WESTERN AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS

* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 355 PM UNTIL
1100 PM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE…
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL LIKELY WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS
TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75
MPH POSSIBLE
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE

SUMMARY…THUNDERSTORMS NOW FORMING IN SE NM EXPECTED TO
MOVE/DEVELOP GENERALLY E/SE DOWN THE PECOS VALLEY. OTHER STORMS MAY
FORM A BIT LATER THIS AFTERNOON IN THE DAVIS MTNS…AND SPREAD
ACROSS THE BIG BEND REGION INTO THE RIO GRANDE VLY OF SW TX.
COMBINATION OF BUOYANCY AND SHEAR SUGGEST THE POTENTIAL FOR
SUPERCELLS/STORM CLUSTERS WITH VERY LARGE HAIL…HIGH WIND…AND
POSSIBLY A COUPLE TORNADOS INTO TONIGHT.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 100
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES NORTH
NORTHEAST OF HOBBS NEW MEXICO TO 30 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF
DRYDEN TEXAS. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).