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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
557 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2026
TXZ053-212330-
MITCHELL TX-
557 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN MITCHELL COUNTY
THROUGH 630 PM CDT...
AT 557 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR CHAMPION CREEK RESERVOIR, OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
COLORADO CITY, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHAMPION CREEK RESERVOIR, LAKE COLORADO CITY STATE PARK, AND LAKE
COLORADO CITY.
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 3209 10089 3237 10099 3234 10066 3209 10067
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 320DEG 9KT 3226 10078
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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