Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
682 WWUS84 KMAF 310409 SPSMAF Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 1109 PM CDT Thu May 30 2024 TXZ052-053-310500- Mitchell TX-Howard TX- 1109 PM CDT Thu May 30 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MITCHELL AND SOUTHEASTERN HOWARD COUNTIES THROUGH MIDNIGHT CDT... At 1109 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles southeast of Coahoma, or 18 miles east of Big Spring, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Mitchell and southeastern Howard Counties. 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. && LAT...LON 3209 10127 3228 10121 3209 10068 TIME...MOT...LOC 0409Z 299DEG 24KT 3217 10117 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ 91