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Flash Flood Warning 169, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

August 13, 2026Dawson County, Gaines County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this flash flood warning at Aug 13, 2026, 5:04 PM CDT for Dawson County, Gaines County, Texas. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Aug 13, 2026, 5:04 PM CDT (22:04 UTC)
Expired: Aug 13, 2026, 9:30 PM CDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Dawson County, TX, Gaines County, TX

The radar

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NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Aug 13, 1:35 PM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 13, 1:35 PM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 13, 3:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 13, 3:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 13, 3:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 13, 4:39 PM CDT, 25 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 13, 4:45 PM CDT, 19 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
445 PM CDT Thu Aug 13 2026

TXZ045-046-132230-
Dawson TX-Gaines TX-
445 PM CDT Thu Aug 13 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL GAINES AND NORTHWESTERN
DAWSON COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM CDT...

At 444 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles east of Seminole, moving northeast at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Seminole, Seagraves, Seagraves Airport, Gaines County Airport, Welch,
Loop, Punkin Center, Paynes Corner, McKenzie Lake, and Gaines County
Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3296 10195 3274 10214 3259 10241 3263 10284
      3296 10277
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 230DEG 5KT 3271 10246

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, Aug 13, 4:55 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
455 PM CDT Thu Aug 13 2026

TXZ067-075-274-132230-
Pecos TX-Ward TX-Reeves County Plains TX-
455 PM CDT Thu Aug 13 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN PECOS...
SOUTHEASTERN REEVES AND CENTRAL WARD COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM CDT...

At 455 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 24
miles east of Saragosa, or 26 miles northwest of Fort Stockton,
moving northeast at 15 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...
Pecos, Barstow, Toyah Lake, Coyanosa, B F Goodrich Testing Track, and
Pecos Municipal Airport.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 40 and 52.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3096 10329 3120 10358 3151 10349 3141 10307
      3113 10292
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 227DEG 14KT 3109 10326

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 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
Aug 13, 3:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Gaines	27 min
Aug 13, 3:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Reeves	48 min
Aug 13, 3:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Gaines	37 min
Aug 13, 4:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Reeves	36 min
Aug 13, 4:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Gaines	45 min
Aug 13, 4:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ward	35 min
Aug 13, 5:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Crane, Ward	38 min
Aug 13, 5:43 PM CDT	Dust Storm Advisory	MAF	Crane, Ector, Loving, Reeves, Ward, Winkler	47 min
Aug 13, 6:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Crane, Ector, Ward, Winkler	42 min
Aug 13, 6:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Dawson, Gaines	48 min
Aug 13, 6:44 PM CDT	Dust Storm Advisory	MAF	Andrews, Crane, Ector, Martin, Midland, Upton and 1 more	91 min

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Sources

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