Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 14 at 5:46PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 14, 2026 - 3:46pm
Expires:
May 14, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description:
At 546 PM CDT/446 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 12 miles east of Artesia to
near Loving to near Saragosa. Movement was east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph, with patchy blowing dusty
reducing visibility.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Hobbs, Carlsbad, Artesia, Lovington, Pecos, Fort Stockton, Monahans,
Kermit, Eunice, Jal, Wink, Kent, Tatum, Toyah, Fort Davis, Mentone,
Loving, Balmorhea, Thorntonville, and Grandfalls.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 10 between mile markers 163 and 296.
Interstate 20 between mile markers 0 and 105.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County; Eddy County Plains; Northern Lea County; Central Lea County; Southern Lea County; Gaines; Andrews; Loving; Winkler; Ector; Ward; Crane; Pecos; Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor; Eastern Culberson County; Reeves County Plains; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills
Forcast Office:
NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov