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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
547 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024
 

TXZ061-062-068-069-032330-
Midland TX-Crane TX-Ector TX-Upton TX-
547 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN ECTOR...SOUTHWESTERN
MIDLAND...NORTHEASTERN CRANE AND NORTHWESTERN UPTON COUNTIES THROUGH
630 PM CDT...

At 547 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles north of Crane, moving north at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...
Midland, Odessa, Midland International Air and Space Port, West
Odessa, Odessa Schlemeyer Field, Cotton Flat, Warfield, Skywest
Airport, and Pleasant Farms.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 112 and 133.
 
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.

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LAT...LON 3144 10224 3149 10244 3203 10244 3192 10197
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 196DEG 30KT 3154 10232 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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