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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
416 PM MDT SUN JUL 5 2026
NMZ028-052300-
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS NM-
416 PM MDT SUN JUL 5 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN EDDY AND
SOUTHWESTERN LEA COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM MDT...
AT 416 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13
MILES NORTHEAST OF AVALON, OR 19 MILES NORTH OF CARLSBAD, MOVING
SOUTH AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE 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...
LEA COUNTY ZIP FRANKLIN MEMORIAL AIRPORT AND LOCO HILLS.
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.
LAT...LON 3296 10424 3296 10383 3259 10381 3257 10382
3247 10406 3260 10435
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 358DEG 20KT 3267 10414
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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