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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 246, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

September 15, 2026Andrews County, Winkler County, Texas; Lea County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 15, 2026, 9:30 PM CDT for Andrews County, Winkler County, Texas; Lea County, New Mexico. 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 15, 2026, 9:30 PM CDT (02:30 UTC)
Expired: Sep 15, 2026, 10:15 PM CDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Lea County, NM, Andrews County, TX, Winkler County, TX

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NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Sep 15, 6:28 PM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 15, 6:28 PM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 15, 6:47 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 15, 7:04 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 15, 7:26 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 15, 7:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
733 PM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026

TXZ045-046-160100-
Dawson TX-Gaines TX-
733 PM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN ANDREWS...
SOUTHEASTERN GAINES...NORTHWESTERN MARTIN AND SOUTHWESTERN DAWSON
COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM CDT...

At 733 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles southwest of Lamesa, moving north at 10 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.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern
Andrews, southeastern Gaines, northwestern Martin and southwestern
Dawson Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3279 10199 3252 10207 3252 10226 3277 10228
      3285 10212
TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 166DEG 10KT 3261 10212

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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Special weather statement, Sep 15, 7:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 15, 8:46 PM CDT, 44 minutes before

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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
Sep 15, 7:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews	37 min
Sep 15, 7:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		34 min
Sep 15, 7:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Dawson	27 min
Sep 15, 7:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Loving	46 min
Sep 15, 7:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Loving, Winkler	43 min
Sep 15, 7:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews	47 min
Sep 15, 8:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Dawson	34 min
Sep 15, 9:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Andrews	38 min
Sep 15, 10:28 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Andrews, Winkler	3 hr
Sep 15, 11:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Loving	45 min
Sep 15, 11:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Gaines	35 min
Sep 15, 7:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Lea	26 min
Sep 15, 8:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Lea	59 min

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Sources

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