Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Hale, TX
At 824 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cotton Center, or 5 miles southwest of Hale Center, moving south at 25 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...West Texas Mesonet. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be...
Official alert brief
At 824 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cotton Center, or 5 miles southwest of Hale Center, moving south at 25 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...West Texas Mesonet. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Abernathy, Hale Center, and Cotton Center.
Instructions
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from windows. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.