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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 243, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 23, 20254 counties in Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 23, 2025, 7:50 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 23, 2025, 7:50 PM CDT (00:50 UTC)
Expired: May 23, 2025, 8:18 PM CDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Borden County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Howard County, TX, Martin County, TX

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 23, 6:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 23, 6:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 23, 2:09 PM CDT, 5 hours 41 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
209 PM CDT Fri May 23 2025

TXZ274-278-231945-
Reeves County Plains TX-Davis Mountains Foothills TX-
209 PM CDT Fri May 23 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN REEVES AND
NORTHEASTERN JEFF DAVIS COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM CDT...

At 209 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Balmorhea State Park, or 22 miles east of Kent, moving southeast at 5
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny 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...
Balmorhea, Balmorhea Lake, Balmorhea State Park, Saragosa, and
Toyahvale.

This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 199 and 214.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3106 10385 3103 10358 3078 10381 3091 10398
TIME...MOT...LOC 1909Z 308DEG 5KT 3097 10385

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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Special weather statement, May 23, 5:29 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 24, 4:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster	61 min
May 24, 5:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster	42 min
May 24, 6:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Ector	59 min
May 24, 6:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Pecos	56 min
May 24, 6:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Andrews	51 min

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.