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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

October 6, 2018Loving County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at Oct 6, 2018, 10:55 PM CDT for Loving County, Texas. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Oct 6, 2018, 10:55 PM CDT (03:55 UTC)
Expired
Oct 6, 2018, 11:30 PM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

County Loving County, TX

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NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Oct 6, 9:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 6, 9:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 6, 4:10 PM CDT, 6 hours 45 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
410 PM CDT Sat Oct 6 2018

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-072115-
Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Eddy County Plains-
Northern Lea County-Central Lea County-Southern Lea County-Gaines-
Dawson-Borden-Scurry-Andrews-Martin-Howard-Mitchell-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Reeves County and Upper Trans Pecos-
Loving-Winkler-Ector-Midland-Glasscock-Ward-Crane-Upton-Reagan-
Davis/Apache Mountains Area-Pecos-Presidio Valley-Marfa Plateau-
Big Bend Area-Terrell-Guadalupe Mountains-
410 PM CDT Sat Oct 6 2018 /310 PM MDT Sat Oct 6 2018/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast New
Mexico, southwest Texas, and western Texas.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect through this evening for
Southeast New Mexico, the western Permian Basin, the Trans Pecos, and
Culberson and Jeff Davis counties. Large hail, damaging winds, and
frequent lightning are the main threats.

Additional strong to severe storms are possible across much of the
area through tonight, and could be accompanied by large hail,
damaging winds, and frequent lightning. Heavy rain could also lead to
flash flooding, especially across the Permian Basin and Lea county,
where a Flash Flood Watch is in effect.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Severe thunderstorms will continue to be possible Sunday and Monday
with large hail, damaging winds, and frequent lightning the main
threats. However, an isolated tornado or two cannot be ruled out.
Heavy rainfall could also lead to flash flooding both days. A Flash
Flood Watch is in effect through early Sunday evening for the
Permian Basin and Lea county. Please stay tuned to the latest
statements, watches and advisories to see which locations will be
most susceptible to these threats.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed through this evening.

This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories,
and statements issued by the National Weather Service Office in
Midland, can be found on the internet at...
http://weather.gov/midland

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 6, 8:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Oct 6, 8:41 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Oct 6, 8:53 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Oct 6, 9:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Oct 6, 9:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Oct 6, 10:55 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1055 PM CDT SAT OCT 6 2018

NMZ034-TXZ059-070430-
Southern Lea County NM-Loving TX-
1055 PM CDT SAT OCT 6 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LEA AND NORTH
CENTRAL LOVING COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 PM CDT/1030 PM MDT/...

At 1053 PM CDT/953 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm in open country 20 miles east of Red Bluff Reservoir,
or 20 miles north of Mentone, moving northeast at 20 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of south central Lea
and north central Loving Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3191 10358 3213 10369 3229 10341 3205 10322
TIME...MOT...LOC 0353Z 240DEG 46KT 3201 10359

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 6, 7:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLoving26 min
Oct 6, 7:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLoving31 min
Oct 6, 8:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLoving25 min
Oct 6, 8:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLoving23 min
Oct 6, 8:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLoving24 min
Oct 6, 8:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCulberson49 min
Oct 6, 8:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReeves22 min
Oct 6, 9:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLoving29 min
Oct 6, 9:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLoving26 min
Oct 6, 9:53 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFCulberson, Loving, Reeves3 hr
Oct 6, 11:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLoving54 min
Oct 7, 12:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFAndrews38 min
Oct 7, 1:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFAndrews78 min
Oct 7, 1:55 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFGlasscock, Reagan110 min
Oct 6, 7:12 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFEddy4 hr
Oct 6, 11:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy24 min
Oct 6, 11:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy67 min
Oct 7, 12:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLea66 min
Oct 7, 2:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy57 min

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.