Special Weather Statement for Central Lea County; Southern Lea County; Gaines +8 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Central Lea County, Southern Lea County, Andrews, Borden, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Howard and 3 more
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What is happening
At 1122 PM CDT/1022 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong outflow boundary located along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Welch to 18 miles southwest of Lamesa to 11 miles southeast of Gaines County Airport to 16 miles east of Eunice to 7 miles west of Eunice Airport. Movement was southeast at 45...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 1122 PM CDT/1022 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong outflow boundary located along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Welch to 18 miles southwest of Lamesa to 11 miles southeast of Gaines County Airport to 16 miles east of Eunice to 7 miles west of Eunice Airport. Movement was southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...General winds gusts of 50 to 55 mph with brief gusts up to 60 mph possible. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs, and blowing dust may reduce visibility down to 2 miles or less. Locations impacted include... Hobbs, Big Spring, Andrews, Lovington, Lamesa, Seminole, Eunice, Seagraves, Jal, Ackerly, Gail, Coahoma, Monument, Seagraves Airport, Humble City, Jal Airport, Gaines County Airport, Luther, Maljamar, and Lenorah. This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 175 and 182.
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Special Weather Statement issued July 31 at 11:24PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Midland/Odessa TX. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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