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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
952 PM MDT WED AUG 26 2026
NMZ029-033-270430-
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY NM-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY NM-
952 PM MDT WED AUG 26 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN LEA COUNTY THROUGH 1030
PM MDT...
AT 951 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CAPROCK TO 13 MILES
NORTHWEST OF MCDONALD TO NEAR TATUM. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTH AT 10 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...
TATUM, MCDONALD, GLADIOLA, AND TATUM AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3305 10307 3296 10336 3297 10376 3335 10377
3341 10363 3341 10307
TIME...MOT...LOC 0351Z 009DEG 11KT 3316 10388 3324 10352 3325 10324
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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