Issued at 3:09 PM CDT, Wed May 14, 2008

For Guadalupe Mountains Of Eddy County, Eddy County Plains, Northern Lea County, Central Lea County, Southern Lea County, Gaines, Dawson, Borden, Scurry, Andrews, Martin, Howard, Mitchell, Van Horn And Highway 54 Corridor, Reeves County And Upper Trans Pecos, Loving, Winkler, Ector, Midland, Glasscock, Ward, Crane, Upton, Reagan, Davis/Apache Mountains Area, Pecos, Presidio Valley, Marfa Plateau, Big Bend Area, Terrell and Guadalupe Mountains:

SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE PERMIAN BASIN...AND THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FOR THESE LOCATIONS. BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH HAIL...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH....AND ISOLATED HEAVY RAINFALL RATES. FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER THROUGH 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS NEAR 20 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR OR LESS THAN 15 % WILL BE POSSIBLE. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER IN WEST TEXAS.

Spotter Information:

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...AND STORM SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER APPROACH YOUR AREA. SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TELEVISION AND OR RADIO STATIONS FOR STATEMENTS CONCERNING THE SEVERE WEATHER AFFECTING THE REGION.