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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 98, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

April 26, 2025Culberson County, Loving County, Reeves County, Texas; Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 26, 2025, 12:58 AM CDT for Culberson County, Loving County, Reeves County, Texas; Eddy County, New Mexico. It was in force for 62 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 26, 2025, 12:58 AM CDT (05:58 UTC)
Expired: Apr 26, 2025, 2:00 AM CDT
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Eddy County, NM, Culberson County, TX, Loving County, TX, Reeves County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 174 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 173 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1611 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -57 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1321 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: -0.0
Supercell composite: -0.4

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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 26, 12:19 AM CDT, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 12:19 AM CDT, 39 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 25, 7:05 PM CDT, 5 hours 53 minutes before

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

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

0645 PM     Hail             7 ENE Halfway           32.59N 103.62W
04/25/2025  M2.00 Inch       Lea                NM   Trained Spotter

            Hen Egg sized hail reported by trained
            spotter. Time was estimated from radar.

&&

KML

Special weather statement, Apr 25, 7:12 PM CDT, 5 hours 46 minutes before

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

NMZ028-033-034-TXZ059-060-067-273-274-260100-
Southern Lea County NM-Eddy County Plains NM-Central Lea County NM-
Loving TX-Eastern Culberson County TX-Ward TX-
Reeves County Plains TX-Winkler TX-
712 PM CDT Fri Apr 25 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN EDDY...SOUTHERN
LEA...SOUTHWESTERN ANDREWS...NORTHWESTERN REEVES...NORTHWESTERN
WARD...WESTERN WINKLER...NORTHEASTERN CULBERSON AND LOVING COUNTIES
THROUGH 800 PM CDT/700 PM MDT/...

At 712 PM CDT/612 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles east of Malaga to
15 miles southeast of Whites City to 15 miles north of Toyah to near
Pecos. Movement was north at 35 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, Kermit, Eunice, Jal, Wink, Mentone, Loving, Barstow, Eunice
Airport, Malaga, Jal Airport, Red Bluff Reservoir, Orla, Pecos
Municipal Airport, Otis, Slash Ranch, Halfway, Bennett, Oil Center,
and Red Bluff.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 32 and 60.

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 Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT/900 PM MDT/ for
southeastern New Mexico.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT/900
PM MDT/ for southeastern New Mexico...and western and southwestern
Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 3260 10308 3170 10305 3134 10334 3142 10398
      3182 10408 3199 10431 3264 10409
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 196DEG 29KT 3219 10393 3200 10421 3154 10384
3146 10350

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

21

Local storm report, Apr 25, 7:46 PM CDT, 5 hours 12 minutes before

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

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

0731 PM     Hail             1 NNW Lovington         32.96N 103.36W
04/25/2025  M1.75 Inch       Lea                NM   Public

            Golf ball size hail reported by the public.
            Time was estimated from radar.

&&

KML

Local storm report, Apr 25, 7:54 PM CDT, 5 hours 4 minutes before

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

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

0730 PM     Hail             Lovington               32.95N 103.35W
04/25/2025  M1.75 Inch       Lea                NM   Public

            Multiple reports with pictures and video of
            shattered windows from wind-driven hail.
            Time was estimated by radar.

&&

KML

Special weather statement, Apr 25, 8:37 PM CDT, 4 hours 21 minutes before

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

NMZ027-028-TXZ273-260215-
Eddy County Plains NM-Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County NM-
Eastern Culberson County TX-
837 PM CDT Fri Apr 25 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN EDDY AND NORTH
CENTRAL CULBERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM CDT /815 PM MDT/...

At 835 PM CDT /735 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm near McKittrick Canyon, or 11 miles northeast of Pine
Springs, moving northeast at 5 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...
Carlsbad Caverns National Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT/900
PM MDT/ for southeastern New Mexico...and southwestern Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 3225 10463 3209 10445 3192 10469 3196 10474
      3197 10474 3198 10473 3199 10474 3200 10473
      3200 10479 3201 10480
TIME...MOT...LOC 0135Z 227DEG 6KT 3202 10470

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

21

Special weather statement, Apr 25, 10:26 PM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
926 PM MDT Fri Apr 25 2025

NMZ028-260415-
Eddy County Plains NM-
926 PM MDT Fri Apr 25 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN EDDY...SOUTHWESTERN
LEA...NORTHWESTERN REEVES AND NORTHEASTERN CULBERSON COUNTIES THROUGH
1015 PM MDT...

At 926 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles south of Malaga, or 24 miles southeast of Carlsbad, moving
northeast at 20 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.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern Eddy,
southwestern Lea, northwestern Reeves and northeastern Culberson
Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
southeastern New Mexico...and southwestern Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 3210 10418 3237 10387 3219 10372 3209 10372
      3200 10402 3200 10410
TIME...MOT...LOC 0326Z 230DEG 16KT 3208 10405

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

21

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 25, 7:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Loving, Winkler	48 min
Apr 25, 7:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	61 min
Apr 25, 7:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Reeves, Ward	44 min
Apr 25, 8:00 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Pecos	3 hr
Apr 25, 10:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Culberson	58 min
Apr 25, 10:50 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Culberson	3 hr
Apr 25, 11:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Culberson	57 min
Apr 25, 11:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Culberson	62 min
Apr 26, 4:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Gaines	29 min
Apr 26, 2:05 PM CDT	High Wind Warning	MAF	Culberson	32 hr
Apr 26, 2:15 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	MAF	Brewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves	32 hr
Apr 26, 4:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Loving	49 min
Apr 26, 4:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Reeves	43 min
Apr 26, 4:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Reeves	56 min
Apr 26, 4:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Culberson, Loving, Reeves	65 min
Apr 26, 5:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Loving, Reeves, Ward	59 min
Apr 26, 5:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Pecos, Reeves	62 min
Apr 26, 6:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Loving, Ward, Winkler	57 min
Apr 26, 6:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Loving, Ward, Winkler	63 min
Apr 26, 6:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Pecos	65 min
Apr 26, 6:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Loving, Winkler	37 min
Apr 25, 7:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MAF	Lea	67 min
Apr 25, 8:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Eddy	38 min
Apr 25, 9:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Eddy	54 min
Apr 25, 10:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Eddy	49 min
Apr 26, 2:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Eddy, Lea	57 min
Apr 26, 3:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Lea	44 min
Apr 26, 4:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Lea	40 min
Apr 26, 2:05 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	MAF	Eddy	32 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.