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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

October 23, 2025Midland County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at Oct 23, 2025, 10:45 PM CDT for Midland County, Texas. It was in force for 45 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Oct 23, 2025, 10:45 PM CDT (03:45 UTC)
Expired
Oct 23, 2025, 11:30 PM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Hail
0.50 in
Wind
40

County Midland County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 8 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2025-10-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1117 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2025-10-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 9 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1117 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-54 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2194 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

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The text

As transmitted.

306 
WWUS84 KMAF 240345
SPSMAF

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1045 PM CDT Thu Oct 23 2025
 
TXZ051-061>063-240430-
Midland TX-Martin TX-Ector TX-Glasscock TX-
1045 PM CDT Thu Oct 23 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN GLASSCOCK...EAST CENTRAL
ECTOR...NORTHERN MIDLAND AND SOUTH CENTRAL MARTIN COUNTIES THROUGH
1130 PM CDT...

At 1044 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Odessa, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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...
Midland, Odessa, Greenwood, Stanton, Midland International Air and
Space Port, Odessa Schlemeyer Field, Cotton Flat, Warfield, Midland
Airpark, Stanton Municipal Aiport, Skywest Airport, and Courtney.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 117 and 156.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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 3177 10234 3195 10240 3218 10182 3196 10171
TIME...MOT...LOC 0344Z 248DEG 26KT 3190 10228 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 23, 7:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Martin54 min
Oct 23, 7:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBorden, Dawson42 min
Oct 23, 7:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMAFAndrews, Ector, Martin, Midland66 min
Oct 23, 7:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFLoving, Ward, Winkler63 min
Oct 23, 7:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMAFEctor, Ward, Winkler42 min
Oct 23, 7:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFEctor, Midland35 min
Oct 23, 8:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEctor44 min
Oct 23, 8:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBorden, Howard, Scurry57 min
Oct 23, 8:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFMitchell, Scurry44 min
Oct 23, 8:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCrane, Ector, Glasscock, Howard, Midland, Reagan and 1 more42 min
Oct 23, 9:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFScurry40 min
Oct 23, 9:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFBorden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry3 hr
Oct 23, 11:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFMidland59 min
Oct 23, 11:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGlasscock, Howard, Midland17 min
Oct 24, 9:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCulberson39 min
Oct 24, 10:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCulberson30 min
Oct 24, 10:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLoving33 min
Oct 24, 10:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCulberson, Reeves29 min
Oct 24, 10:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFJeff Davis, Presidio38 min
Oct 24, 11:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster, Jeff Davis, Pecos48 min
Oct 24, 11:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCrane, Pecos, Upton42 min
Oct 24, 11:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCulberson, Jeff Davis49 min
Oct 24, 12:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos33 min
Oct 24, 12:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFJeff Davis, Reeves26 min
Oct 24, 12:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPecos47 min
Oct 24, 1:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Ector, Glasscock, Martin, Midland41 min
Oct 24, 1:22 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFEctor, Midland113 min
Oct 24, 1:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFUpton38 min
Oct 24, 1:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland50 min
Oct 24, 1:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis33 min
Oct 24, 1:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFMartin, Midland2 hr
Oct 24, 1:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFJeff Davis, Pecos, Reeves24 min
Oct 24, 1:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGlasscock, Reagan33 min
Oct 24, 1:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFJeff Davis47 min
Oct 24, 2:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFJeff Davis, Pecos44 min
Oct 24, 2:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBorden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry18 min
Oct 24, 2:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFReagan36 min
Oct 24, 2:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster, Jeff Davis, Pecos30 min
Oct 24, 2:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCrane, Pecos, Reagan, Upton65 min
Oct 24, 2:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos34 min
Oct 24, 3:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster, Jeff Davis, Pecos45 min
Oct 24, 3:20 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFPecos115 min
Oct 24, 3:22 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFCrane, Pecos, Upton3 hr
Oct 24, 3:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMAFPecos53 min
Oct 24, 3:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPresidio50 min
Oct 24, 4:01 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFReagan, Upton3 hr
Oct 24, 4:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster, Pecos44 min
Oct 24, 4:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFReagan, Upton42 min
Oct 24, 4:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPresidio37 min
Oct 24, 4:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos13 min
Oct 24, 4:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos35 min
Oct 24, 5:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos, Terrell53 min
Oct 24, 5:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster, Presidio35 min
Oct 24, 5:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster46 min
Oct 24, 5:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMAFBrewster45 min
Oct 24, 5:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMAFTerrell62 min
Oct 24, 6:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster50 min
Oct 24, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster46 min
Oct 24, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMAFTerrell47 min
Oct 24, 6:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster, Pecos, Terrell62 min

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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.