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Red Flag Warning 15, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

April 28, 202611 counties in Texas; 5 counties in New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Apr 28, 2026, 12:34 AM CDT for 11 counties in Texas; 5 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 28, 2026, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr. 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 28, 2026, 12:34 AM CDT (05:34 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 28, 2026, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 28, 2026, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Counties Chaves County, NM, Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM, Lincoln County, NM, Otero County, NM, Andrews County, TX, Borden County, TX, Brewster County, TX, Culberson County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Howard County, TX, Jeff Davis County, TX, Martin County, TX, Presidio County, TX, Reeves County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 1:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMitchell, Scurry47 min
Apr 28, 6:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMAFTerrell39 min
Apr 28, 6:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMAFTerrell34 min

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2026Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico, 2026Every red flag warning in 2026

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.