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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
647 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

TXZ046>048-051>053-170030-
Mitchell TX-Martin TX-Dawson TX-Scurry TX-Howard TX-Borden TX-
647 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MITCHELL...WESTERN
SCURRY...BORDEN...NORTHEASTERN MARTIN...HOWARD AND EASTERN DAWSON
COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM CDT...

At 647 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles southeast of
O`Donnell to Lenorah. Movement was east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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...
Big Spring, Ackerly, Gail, Coahoma, Fluvanna, Sand Springs, J B
Thomas Reservoir, Lenorah, Luther, Vincent, Randalls Corner,
Cuthbert, Knapp, Knott, Vealmoor, and Big Spring McMahon-Wrinkle
Airpark.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 174 and 204.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
western Texas.

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LAT...LON 3224 10106 3222 10194 3296 10173 3296 10096
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 283DEG 37KT 3290 10170 3229 10188

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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