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WWUS84 KMAF 182103
SPSMAF
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
403 PM CDT SAT JUL 18 2026
TXZ045-046-182145-
DAWSON TX-GAINES TX-
403 PM CDT SAT JUL 18 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL GAINES AND WEST
CENTRAL DAWSON COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM CDT...
AT 403 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 15
MILES SOUTH OF WELCH, OR 15 MILES WEST OF LAMESA, MOVING NORTH AT 5
MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND PENNY 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...
MCKENZIE LAKE AND PUNKIN CENTER.
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 3262 10213 3261 10231 3286 10239 3287 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 180DEG 5KT 3272 10223
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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