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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 94, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

April 25, 2025Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 25, 2025, 8:06 PM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It was in force for 54 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: Apr 25, 2025, 8:06 PM MDT (02:06 UTC)
Expired: Apr 25, 2025, 9:00 PM MDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Eddy County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 183 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 25, 2:35 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 25, 5:46 PM MDT, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 25, 5:46 PM MDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 25, 2:25 PM MDT, 5 hours 41 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
Issued by National Weather Service San Angelo TX
325 PM CDT Fri Apr 25 2025

TXZ274-252100-
Reeves County Plains TX-
325 PM CDT Fri Apr 25 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL REEVES COUNTY THROUGH
400 PM CDT...

At 324 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14
miles north of Saragosa, or 14 miles south of Pecos, moving north at
20 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...
Toyah Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
southwestern Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 3114 10346 3113 10367 3136 10367 3138 10342
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 180DEG 17KT 3121 10357

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

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Special weather statement, Apr 25, 3:38 PM MDT, 4 hours 28 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
438 PM CDT Fri Apr 25 2025

TXZ274-252215-
Reeves County Plains TX-
438 PM CDT Fri Apr 25 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL REEVES COUNTY
THROUGH 515 PM CDT...

At 438 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles north of Toyah, moving north at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of west central Reeves
County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
southwestern Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 3165 10363 3164 10361 3162 10358 3141 10359
      3136 10381 3161 10397
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 169DEG 7KT 3147 10372

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, Apr 25, 4:35 PM MDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 25, 4:37 PM MDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
537 PM CDT Fri Apr 25 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0440 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     5 NE Hovey              30.65N 103.27W
04/25/2025  M65 MPH          Pecos              TX   Mesonet

&&

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Special weather statement, Apr 25, 5:02 PM MDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 25, 5:15 PM MDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
615 PM CDT Fri Apr 25 2025

TXZ059-067-273-274-260000-
Loving TX-Eastern Culberson County TX-Ward TX-
Reeves County Plains TX-
615 PM CDT Fri Apr 25 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN REEVES...
NORTHWESTERN WARD...NORTHEASTERN CULBERSON AND LOVING COUNTIES
THROUGH 700 PM CDT...

At 615 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Orla to 21 miles west of Mentone to 9
miles northwest of Toyah. Movement was north at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Pecos, Toyah, Mentone, Red Bluff Reservoir, Orla, Slash Ranch, and
Red Bluff.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 10 between mile markers 17 and 39.
 Interstate 20 between mile markers 17 and 39.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
western and southwestern Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 3199 10424 3200 10342 3172 10338 3131 10356
      3125 10396 3152 10440 3169 10453
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 194DEG 25KT 3187 10387 3160 10394 3141 10391

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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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
Apr 25, 6:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Loving, Winkler	48 min
Apr 25, 6:29 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	61 min
Apr 25, 6:46 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Reeves, Ward	44 min
Apr 25, 7:00 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Pecos	3 hr
Apr 25, 9:17 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Culberson	58 min
Apr 25, 9:50 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Culberson	3 hr
Apr 25, 10:03 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Culberson	57 min
Apr 25, 10:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Culberson	62 min
Apr 25, 11:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Culberson, Loving, Reeves	62 min
Apr 26, 3:34 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Gaines	29 min
Apr 26, 1:05 PM MDT	High Wind Warning	MAF	Culberson	32 hr
Apr 26, 1:15 PM MDT	Red Flag Warning	MAF	Brewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves	32 hr
Apr 26, 3:41 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Loving	49 min
Apr 26, 3:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Reeves	43 min
Apr 26, 3:49 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Reeves	56 min
Apr 26, 3:55 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Culberson, Loving, Reeves	65 min
Apr 26, 4:31 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Loving, Reeves, Ward	59 min
Apr 26, 4:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Pecos, Reeves	62 min
Apr 26, 5:03 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Loving, Ward, Winkler	57 min
Apr 26, 5:12 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Loving, Ward, Winkler	63 min
Apr 26, 5:40 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Pecos	65 min
Apr 26, 5:53 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Loving, Winkler	37 min
Apr 25, 6:23 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MAF	Lea	67 min
Apr 25, 7:37 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Eddy	38 min
Apr 25, 9:26 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Eddy	49 min
Apr 26, 1:18 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Eddy, Lea	57 min
Apr 26, 2:40 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Lea	44 min
Apr 26, 3:20 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Lea	40 min
Apr 26, 1:05 PM MDT	Wind Advisory	MAF	Eddy	32 hr

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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.