Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
776 WWUS84 KMAF 270215 SPSMAF Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 815 PM MDT Wed Jun 26 2024 NMZ028-270315- Eddy County Plains NM- 815 PM MDT Wed Jun 26 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN EDDY AND SOUTHWESTERN LEA COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM MDT... At 815 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm capable of producing a landspout 8 miles northeast of Seven Rivers Airport, or 11 miles southeast of Artesia, moving west at 10 mph. HAZARD...Landspouts, wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph, and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Carlsbad, Artesia, Avalon, Seven Rivers Airport, Brantley Lake State Park, Carlsbad North, Lea County Zip Franklin Memorial Airport, Loco Hills, Artesia Municipal Airport, Otis, Cavern City Air Terminal, Living Desert State Park, Dayton, Lakewood, Atoka, and Lake Avalon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3296 10458 3295 10382 3234 10381 3233 10473 TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 091DEG 8KT 3270 10433 LANDSPOUT...POSSIBLE MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ 16