SYNOPSIS FOR 05/26/94 - VORTEX-94

CDFNT MOVD SWD INTO NRN /WRN TX FASTER THAN 
PROGD...EXTENDING FM EXTRM NERN TX INTO SWRN TX IN 
THE MORNING AS SFC RDG MOVD SEWD ACRS CNTRL PLAINS.  
NLY SFC WINDS WERE BHD THE FNT  WITH DEW POINTS 
REMAINING IN THE 50S OVR W TX/EXTRM ERN NM.  UPR VORT 
MAX OVR THE SWRN STATES WAS MOVG INTO NM...AND 
BECAME MUCH BETTER DEFINED IN STLT IMAGERY AS IT MOVD 
INTO CNTRL NM LTR IN THE MORNING.  CLDS/SHWRS 
EXTENDED FM NR MAF NEWD INTO N CNTRL TX WITH A  
RELATIVE CLR AREA OVR W CNTRL TX CNTRD ARND LBB.   
THICK CU DVLPD IN THIS RELATIVE CLEAR SLOT BY ERY AFTN 
AND MAY HAVE INHIBITED INSOLATION SOMEWHAT.  IN THE 
ERY AFTN...SFC WINDS OVR W TX BEGAN SHIFTING TO AN ELY 
DIRECTION AND JTN PROFILER/KLBB VAD WINDS INDCD THE 
DVLPMT OF A  DEEP LYR OF LO LVL ELY FLO.  STG/SVR TSTMS 
DVLPD IN THE ERY AFTN IN THE COMMA TAIL OVR ERN NM 
ASSOCD WITH THE VORT MAX...WITH SLOWER DVLPG CELLS 
TO THE NW AND W OF LBB.  THE STORMS IN NM PRODUCED 
SVRL TORNADOES LTR IN THE AFTN/EVE.  THE CELL NR LBB 
CONTD TO SLOWLY INTSFY AS THE ELY UPSLOPE WINDS INCRD 
DURG THE LATE AFTN...AND AT LEAST TWO SUPERCELLS WITH 
MID LVL ROTATION DVLPD.  THE CELLS WERE QSTNRY AND 
NEARLY STEADY-STATE FOR SVRL HRS.

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