Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
560 WWUS84 KMAF 172255 SPSMAF Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 455 PM MDT Tue Sep 17 2024 NMZ028-034-180000- Southern Lea County NM-Eddy County Plains NM- 455 PM MDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN EDDY...SOUTHWESTERN LEA...NORTHWESTERN REEVES AND NORTHEASTERN CULBERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM MDT... At 454 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles south of Malaga, or 24 miles southeast of Carlsbad, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern Eddy, southwestern Lea, northwestern Reeves and northeastern Culberson Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3217 10414 3231 10371 3205 10362 3200 10396 3200 10408 TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 252DEG 13KT 3209 10402 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ 84