Day 1 - Travel Day through Colorado into New Mexico

Mon 25 May

Not much in the way of severe convection, at least not within a drivable distance today, so the plan was to amble southwards into New Mexico to get closer to Tuesday's risk area (in W/SW Texas). Somehow spent 90 minutes in Walmart in Denver before eventually getting on the road and heading south on I-25 through some beautiful Colorado scenary at the foot of the Rockies. Numerous pulse storms had developed by late morning and into the afternoon, producing some occasional rain, lightning and gusty winds. 

Grabbed some lunch in Trinidad CO before crossing the border into New Mexico, enjoying several CGs from sub-severe storms in the vicinity. Eventually reached our hotel in Roswell NM in the evening.

Video still of CG lightning near Wagon Mound NM