


Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
715 WWUS84 KMAF 302040 SPSMAF Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 240 PM MDT Wed Jul 30 2025 NMZ027-028-302115- Eddy County Plains NM-Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County NM- 240 PM MDT Wed Jul 30 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN EDDY AND NORTHWESTERN CULBERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM MDT... At 240 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles north of McKittrick Canyon, or 13 miles north of Pine Springs, moving south at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny 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... Carlsbad Caverns National Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3216 10483 3218 10468 3200 10461 3200 10483 TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 352DEG 7KT 3209 10475 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ 11