Special Weather Statement for Winkler; Ector; Ward +3 more
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What is happening
At 537 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southeast of Barstow, or 13 miles east of Pecos, moving north at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects....
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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Bulletin details
At 537 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southeast of Barstow, or 13 miles east of Pecos, moving north at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Monahans, Wink, Thorntonville, Grandfalls, Barstow, Pyote, Wickett, Toyah Lake, Coyanosa, Imperial Reservoir, Roy Hurd Memorial Airport, Monahans Sandhills State Park, Royalty, B F Goodrich Testing Track, Imperial, Winkler County Airport, Cordona Lake, and Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport. This includes the following highways... Interstate 10 between mile markers 264 and 276. Interstate 20 between mile markers 44 and 97.
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Special Weather Statement issued August 13 at 5:37PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
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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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