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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
433 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024
 

TXZ075-277>279-012215-
Pecos TX-Central Brewster County TX-Davis Mountains TX-
Davis Mountains Foothills TX-
433 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN PECOS...
NORTHWESTERN BREWSTER...SOUTHEASTERN JEFF DAVIS AND EASTERN PRESIDIO
COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM CDT...

At 433 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 17
miles northwest of Marathon, or 18 miles east of Alpine, moving
northeast at 25 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...
Alpine, Marathon, Camp Mitre Peak, Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport,
Paisano Pass, Sierra Madera, and Firestone Test Track.

This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 231 and 249.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
southwestern Texas.

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LAT...LON 3007 10372 3037 10395 3095 10335 3094 10309
      3080 10293 3049 10272 3035 10278
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 232DEG 20KT 3044 10336 

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

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