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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1126 PM CDT WED AUG 26 2026
NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-270515-
SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY NM-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS NM-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY NM-
CENTRAL LEA COUNTY NM-GAINES TX-
1126 PM CDT WED AUG 26 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN EDDY
CENTRAL LEA
AND NORTHWESTERN GAINES COUNTIES THROUGH 1215 AM CDT/1115 PM MDT/...
AT 1126 PM CDT/1026 PM MDT/, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF LOVINGTON, MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND PEA 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...
HOBBS, LOVINGTON, SEAGRAVES, TATUM, MONUMENT, HUMBLE CITY, MALJAMAR,
MCDONALD, NADINE, GLADIOLA, KNOWLES, HALFWAY, LEA COUNTY REGIONAL
AIRPORT, INDUSTRIAL AIRPARK, OIL CENTER, PAYNES CORNER, HIGGINBOTHAM,
AND GAINES COUNTY PARK.
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.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3320 10306 3296 10306 3296 10258 3287 10240
3228 10373 3297 10393 3297 10377 3309 10376
3328 10321
TIME...MOT...LOC 0426Z 332DEG 18KT 3305 10357
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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