Tornado Watch 367

Issued

Jun 5, 2025, 12:18 PM MDT (18:18 UTC)

Expired

Jun 5, 2025, 9:00 PM MDT

In force

9 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

4 in

Strongest gust expected

70 kt

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

70%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

40%

Ten or more severe wind reports

60%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

50%

Ten or more severe hail reports

70%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

70%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1118 Severe potential...tornado watch likelyJun 5, 11:27 AM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1121 Severe potential...severe thunderstorm watch likelyJun 5, 11:56 AM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1129 Tornado watch 367Jun 5, 2:46 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1133 Tornado watch 367Jun 5, 5:05 PM MDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1138 Tornado watch 367Jun 5, 8:16 PM MDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 051815
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NMZ000-TXZ000-060300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 367
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
120 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  East central and southeast New Mexico
  West central Texas

* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 120 PM until
  1000 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 4
    inches in diameter likely
  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
    to 80 mph possible

SUMMARY...Scattered supercell development is expected by mid
afternoon, and storms will spread eastward through late evening. 
The initial supercells could produce very large hail of 3-4 inches
in diameter, with an increasing threat for tornadoes (a couple of
which could be strong) as the storms interact with a residual
outflow boundary.  There will also be some potential for upscale
growth by this evening, with the potential for severe outflow winds
up to 75 mph.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 95 statute miles
north and south of a line from 70 miles east southeast of Lubbock TX
to 70 miles north of Carlsbad NM. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

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 366...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 4 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean
storm motion vector 27020.

...Thompson

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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.