Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
541 WWUS84 KMAF 041854 SPSMAF Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 154 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024 TXZ052-041945- Howard TX- 154 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN MARTIN AND CENTRAL HOWARD COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM CDT... At 154 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles east of Lomax, or 8 miles south of Big Spring, moving north at 15 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... Big Spring, Coahoma, Sand Springs, Lomax, Big Spring Country Club, Big Spring McMahon-Wrinkle Airpark, and Elbow. This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 164 and 191. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for western Texas. && LAT...LON 3209 10143 3209 10169 3211 10170 3248 10162 3238 10120 TIME...MOT...LOC 1854Z 196DEG 14KT 3213 10152 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ 16