Severe Thunderstorm Warning 28, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX
447 AM CDT (347 AM MDT) FRI MAY 5 1995

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN LEA COUNTY NEW MEXICO
   WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 330 AM MDT...

AT 430 AM CDT (330 AM MDT)...THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE
ISSUANCE OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN LEA COUNTY
NEW MEXICO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF MALJAMAR. THIS STORM HAD
WEAKENED AND WAS NO LONGER CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER...SO
THE WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

ELSEWHERE...THUNDERSTORMS WERE WIDELY SCATTERED IN SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS FROM TATUM NEW MEXICO TO 20 MILES WEST OF
ARTESIA NEW MEXICO TO 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GUADALUPE PASS IN TEXAS.
THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS LOCATED 20 MILES WEST OF TATUM NEW MEXICO.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...WERE ALSO
WIDELY SCATTERED IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS FROM A LINE EXTENDING 35 MILES
NORTHWEST OF MARFA TO SAN ANGELO SOUTHWARD TO THE RIO GRANDE RIVER.
THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOST NUMEROUS IN THE VICINITY SURROUNDING
DRYDEN...SANDERSON AND LONGFELLOW.

MOVEMENT OF THE SHOWERS AND THUN:DERSTORMS WAS NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES
AN HOUR.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX
539 AM CDT (439 AM MDT) FRI MAY 5 1995

...STORMS APPROACHING SEVERE LIMITS CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
   NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS...

AT 525 AM CDT (425 AM MDT)...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY
RAIN AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL WERE LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
CARLSBAD CAVERNS IN NEW MEXICO AND 7 MILES EAST OF SARAGOSA TEXAS.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY
HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH 630 AM CDT
(530 AM MDT) AS THEY TRACK NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR.

PERSONS IN EDDY COUNTY NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS PECOS AND WARD COUNTIES
IN TEXAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED TO ACT
IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.

ELSEWHERE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE WIDELY SCATTERED OVER
SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
ARTESIA NEW MEXICO TO EDEN TEXAS. A THUNDERSTORM WAS ALSO LOCATED 5
MILES NORTH OF TATUM NEW MEXICO. MOVEMENT OF ALL ACTIVITY WAS
NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR.

IF A WARNING IS ISSUED OR SEVERE WEATHER IS OBSERVED...TAKE COVER IN
A REINFORCED BUILDING. THE SAFEST LOCATION IS AN INTERIOR ROOM ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR. REMEMBER...MOBILE HOMES OFFER LITTLE OR NO
PROTECTION FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER
SITUATION.

JACKSON

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX
629 AM CDT (529 AM MDT) FRI MAY 5 1995

 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 286 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND PARTS OF SOUTHWEST TEXAS EFFECTIVE UNTIL
NOON CDT (1100 AM MDT)...

THIS WATCH INCLUDES SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS... AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE PERMAIN
BASIN.  SOME OF THE COUNTIES IN THIS WATCH ARE ANDREWS... CRANE...
DAWSON... ECTOR... GAINES... LOVING... MARTIN... MIDLAND ...
REEVES.... UPTON... AND WARD.  THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN AND NEAR
THE WATCH AREA WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE WITH HAIL
LARGER THAN 3/4 INCH AND WINDS EXCEEDING 58 MPH.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA.  PERSONS SHOULD WATCH FOR THREATENING
WEATHER AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... COMMERCIAL RADIO OR
TELEVISION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.  IF SEVERE WEATHER IS
OBSERVED... CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM
TO RELAY YOU INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.