The National weather service has issued a Tornado Watch for much of West Texas including Brewster County until 10pm May 24.
According to the NWS as of 3:09pm:
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO…SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS.
DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF
THE AREA. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY FREQUENT
LIGHTNING…SMALL HAIL…GUSTY WINDS…AND HEAVY RAINFALL. SOME
STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE…WITH HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS
OR LARGER…AND DAMAGING WINDS TO AROUND 60 MPH. AN ISOLATED
TORNADO OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE…ESPECIALLY OVER THE WESTERN LOW
ROLLING PLAINS AND PERMIAN BASIN. TORNADO WATCH 181 IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM CDT/9 PM MDT.
HEAVY RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGER STORMS…RESULTING IN LOCALIZED FLASH
FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT NORTH OF THE
PECOS…INCLUDING ALL EDDY COUNTY…THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
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