Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 14 at 5:10PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 14, 2026 - 3:10pm
Expires:
May 14, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description:
At 508 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Barstow, or 8 miles northeast of Pecos, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 55 mph, with patchy blowing dust leading
to reduced visibility.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Pecos, Monahans, Wink, Thorntonville, Grandfalls, Barstow, Pyote,
Wickett, Toyah Lake, Coyanosa, Imperial Reservoir, Pecos Municipal
Airport, Roy Hurd Memorial Airport, Monahans Sandhills State Park,
Royalty, B F Goodrich Testing Track, and Imperial.
This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 40 and 88.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Loving; Winkler; Ward; Crane; Pecos; Reeves County Plains
Forcast Office:
NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Sender: