Tornado Watch 331

Issued

May 26, 2025, 2:34 PM CDT (19:34 UTC)

Expired

May 27, 2025, 1:00 AM CDT

In force

10 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

4 in

Strongest gust expected

65 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

50%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

50%

Ten or more severe hail reports

80%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

50%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 991 Severe potential...watch likelyMay 26, 2:03 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 995 Tornado watch 331May 26, 4:00 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 996 Tornado watch 331May 26, 5:32 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 998 Tornado watch 331May 26, 7:16 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1000 Tornado watch 331May 26, 8:57 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1004 Severe thunderstorm watch 335May 26, 11:20 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 261933
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SPC WW 261933
TXZ000-270300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 331
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
235 PM CDT Mon May 26 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  South-Central and West-Central Texas

* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 235 PM until
  1000 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Widespread large hail likely with isolated very large hail
    events to 4 inches in diameter possible
  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
    mph possible

SUMMARY...Intense thunderstorm development including supercells will
increasingly occur through mid/late afternoon across the Edwards
Plateau/Concho Valley southeastward along a boundary toward the Hill
Country and I-35 corridor of south-central Texas. Very large hail is
expected with the most intense storms given the magnitude of the
instability, while some tornado threat will exist as well. Clusters
of east/southeastward-moving storms may evolve by early evening with
a heightened severe-wind potential toward the Hill Country/I-35
vicinity.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 90 statute miles
east and west of a line from 40 miles north northwest of San Angelo
TX to 50 miles south southeast of Hondo TX. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU1).

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.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 330...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 4 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean
storm motion vector 29025.

...Guyer

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.