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Red Flag Warning 16, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at May 16, 2026, 11:45 AM CDT for Culberson County, Dawson County, Gaines County, Texas; 5 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at May 17, 2026, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 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
- May 16, 2026, 11:45 AM CDT (16:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 17, 2026, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 17, 2026, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Chaves County, NM, Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM, Lincoln County, NM, Otero County, NM, Culberson County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Gaines County, TX
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 196 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag 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 red flag warning went out at May 15, 6:34 PM CDT, 17 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 15, 6:34 PM CDT, 17 hours 11 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 7:03 PM CDT | Dust Storm Warning | MAF | Borden, Dawson | 27 min |
| May 15, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 38 min |
| May 15, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 61 min |
| May 16, 11:45 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Culberson, Dawson, Gaines | 26 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.