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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

October 14, 2018Terrell County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at Oct 14, 2018, 9:50 PM CDT for Terrell County, Texas. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Oct 14, 2018, 9:50 PM CDT (02:50 UTC)
Expired
Oct 14, 2018, 10:15 PM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

County Terrell County, TX

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Oct 14, 6:40 PM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 14, 6:40 PM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 14, 2:43 PM CDT, 7 hours 7 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
243 PM CDT Sun Oct 14 2018

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-151945-
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-
243 PM CDT Sun Oct 14 2018 /143 PM MDT Sun Oct 14 2018/

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

High winds are expected through the Guadalupe Pass tonight where a
High Wind Warning is in effect. Strong winds are also possible across
the Van Horn Corridor tonight.

The first freeze of the season is expected over northern Lea County
and the Guadalupe Mountains tonight. Protect sensitive plants, pipes,
and pets.

Light freezing rain and sleet is possible tonight over northern Lea
County and the Guadalupe and Davis Mountains. Little to no
accumulation is expected.

Showers and a few thunderstorms are possible tonight especially for
the Southern Permian Basin and Lower Trans Pecos... locally heavy
rainfall is possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

The strong wind will continue across the Van Horn Corridor and
Guadalupe Pass through Tuesday morning.

Light freezing rain and sleet is again possible Monday night over
northern Lea County and the Guadalupe and Davis Mountains. Little to
no accumulation is expected.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

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 14, 9:50 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 15, 3:54 AM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryMAFPecos32 hr
Oct 15, 3:28 PM CDTFreeze WarningMAF21 hr

Nearby

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Sources

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.