Start: Monahans, TX
Brunch: Cindys Restaurant in Monahans/Lunch: Jimmy Johns in Roswell
End: Roswell. (405 miles)
Chase account by Tempest guest Lesleyanne
The West Texas cold front was to our south. Late morning wind switched from east to north at the Big Bend NP weather station, near the Rio Grande. I thought this was June. Fortunately, it wasn’t too cold behind the front, and the flow was upslope in eastern New Mexico by afternoon. My target area was the mountainous area west of Roswell, more or less. We headed to the empty landscapes near Carrizozo, with a handful of strong, high-based storms around. A couple of these kicked up some dust which showed some rotation. Were these tornadoes? Probably not.
As sunset neared, we headed back towards Roswell and watched some semi-strong convection to the north (well west of Roswell).
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