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WWUS84 KMAF 050442
SPSMAF
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1042 PM MDT SAT JUL 4 2026
NMZ028-050530-
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS NM-
1042 PM MDT SAT JUL 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL EDDY COUNTY
THROUGH 1130 PM MDT...
AT 1042 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES NORTHEAST OF ARTESIA, MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ARTESIA AND ARTESIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3297 10442 3296 10412 3273 10423 3281 10450
TIME...MOT...LOC 0442Z 018DEG 5KT 3293 10432
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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