Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
118 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026

TXZ272-276>278-171900-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor TX-Marfa Plateau TX-
Davis Mountains Foothills TX-Davis Mountains TX-
118 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL JEFF DAVIS AND
SOUTHEASTERN CULBERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM CDT...

At 117 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles south of Kent, moving north at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Kent.

This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 176 and 182.

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 3082 10411 3064 10436 3098 10446 3111 10413
TIME...MOT...LOC 1817Z 171DEG 6KT 3089 10424

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

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