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Flash Flood — Dawson, TX

May 29, 2025

A disturbance in the quasi-zonal/northwesterly flow aloft, a dryline, and a cold front moving across the northern Permian Basin allowed for the development of scattered thunderstorms across Southeast New Mexico and West Texas. Thunderstorm coverage continued to increase into the afternoon and evening, and a number of storms became severe. The strongest storm of the day was in Dawson and Howard counties. This storm latched onto the stationary boundary and produced two brief EF-1 tornadoes in Daws

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1260981). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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