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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 10, 2026, 4:28 PM CDT for Reagan County, Texas. It was in force for 47 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
- May 10, 2026, 4:28 PM CDT (21:28 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 2026, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Reagan County, TX
The radar
The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 1:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 105 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 434 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -462 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2561 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 329 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
908
WUUS54 KMAF 102128
SVRMAF
TXC383-102215-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0049.260510T2128Z-260510T2215Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
428 PM CDT Sun May 10 2026
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Reagan County in western Texas...
* Until 515 PM CDT.
* At 427 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of
Reagan County Airport, or 8 miles west of Big Lake, moving east at
20 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Big Lake, Reagan County Airport, and Best.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3108 10170 3128 10167 3152 10127 3108 10127
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 249DEG 16KT 3116 10159
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
112 follow-up statements
848
WWUS54 KMAF 102142
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
442 PM CDT Sun May 10 2026
TXC383-102215-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-260510T2215Z/
Reagan TX-
442 PM CDT Sun May 10 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN REAGAN COUNTY...
At 442 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest of
Reagan County Airport, or 9 miles southwest of Big Lake, moving east
at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Big Lake and Reagan County Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3108 10169 3121 10164 3130 10127 3108 10127
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 276DEG 11KT 3111 10159
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
11924
WWUS54 KMAF 102205
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
505 PM CDT Sun May 10 2026
TXC383-102215-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-260510T2215Z/
Reagan TX-
505 PM CDT Sun May 10 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN REAGAN COUNTY...
At 505 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Big Lake,
moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Big Lake and Reagan County Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3108 10159 3119 10157 3127 10127 3108 10127
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 271DEG 15KT 3111 10149
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
11What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 10, 1:21 PM CDT, 3 hours 7 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Updated at 118 PM CDT Sun May 10 2026
- A 25% to 55% chance of showers/storms over the northeast and eastern to central parts of the Permian Basin, and a 15% to 35% chance from the Marfa Plateau into Stockton Plateau. A few storms be may be strong, with damaging winds and hail the main threats.
- Strong north/northeast winds are forecast for the SE NM plains into eastern Culberson County until this afternoon, and continuing into the evening for the Guadalupes. Blowing dust will reduce visibility. Delay travel through passes if possible.
- Cooler weather to start the week before warmer than average temperatures return. Rain chances also develop each afternoon/evening later in the week into next weekend.
Area forecast discussion, May 10, 1:21 PM CDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
121 PM CDT Sun May 10 2026
...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM...
.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 118 PM CDT Sun May 10 2026
- A 25% to 55% chance of showers/storms over the northeast and eastern
to central parts of the Permian Basin, and a 15% to 35% chance
from the Marfa Plateau into Stockton Plateau. A few storms be
may be strong, with damaging winds and hail the main threats.
- Strong north/northeast winds are forecast for the SE NM plains into
eastern Culberson County until this afternoon, and continuing
into the evening for the Guadalupes. Blowing dust will reduce
visibility. Delay travel through passes if possible.
- Cooler weather to start the week before warmer than average temperatures
return. Rain chances also develop each afternoon/evening later
in the week into next weekend.
&&
.SHORT TERM...
(This afternoon through Monday night)
Issued at 118 PM CDT Sun May 10 2026
An active late weekend is shaping up. Much of the weather across
the area will depend on timing of a cold front developing in from
the OK and TX Panhandles into the TX South Plains, and now moving
through the SE NM plains and northern Permian Basin. Behind the
cold front, expect highs ranging from the 70s to mid 80s F. Ahead
of the cold front, southerly winds are still prevalent, which will
allow highs to climb into the 90s F, mid 80s F higher elevations.
Models have trended up regarding highs over the central Permian
Basin, and observations early this afternoon depict increasing
southerly winds shifting to more southwesterly across the central
and eastern Permian Basin (including the Midland-Odessa area) into
Terrell County. This suggests that the cold front may stall
anywhere from there to along the Pecos River today. If this
happens, we are looking at an increased risk for showers/storms
farther west since the dryline will not be pushed as far south and
east. This will allow for a more unstable air mass to sync with
daytime heating, forcing along the cold front, and a northwest to
southeast developing short wave disturbance to aid in formation of
showers/storms over the northern and eastern Permian Basin into
Stockton Plateau and Terrell County by the afternoon/evening. A
25% to 55% chance of showers/storms will be maximized over the
easternmost Permian Basin, while a 15% to 35% shower/storm chances
also exists over the Marfa Plateau into Lower Trans Pecos, and we
even cannot rule out of stray shower/storm over the SE NM plains
into Guadalupes. Assuming a slower passage of the cold front, the
chance of showers/storms over western higher terrain will also be
greater, since forcing along the dryline will be in closer
proximity to daytime heating of elevated terrain. SPC has extended
a MRGL risk from the easternmost CWA along the Pecos River and
western higher terrain of W TX and a SLGT risk into the
easternmost Permian Basin, with damaging winds and hail
highlighted as the main threats in stronger storms. Brief heavy
rainfall is also possible. However, given relatively quick
northwest to southeast motion of storms in high-res CAMs and
deterministic and ensemble models continuing to show rainfall of
only a few tenths of an inch at most except for far eastern
portions of the Permian Basin, we are not expecting widespread
flooding at this time in most locations where heavy rain does
fall. The other story as the short wave develops southeast will be
north/northeast winds over the western higher terrain (especially
Guadalupes), sustained at 35 to 45 mph and gusting to and above
65 mph at higher elevations. Accordingly, a High Wind Warning
remains in effect for the Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains and
surrounding passes this afternoon/evening through tonight. A Wind
Advisory has also been issued for the southeast New Mexico plains
into eastern Culberson County until this afternoon, due to
observed strong northerly winds. It is advisable to delay any
travel through passes for the duration of the strong winds if you
are able to. Lows tonight fall into the 50s to lower 60s F, mid to
upper 40s F northern Lea County and Marfa Plateau as the cold
front finally clears the area and CAA sets in.
The beginning of the week is shaping up to be much quieter. Highs
will struggle to reach the mid 80s F, mid 70s F higher elevations
north of the Rio Grande basin, and only rise into the lower to mid
90s F for the warmest spots along the Presidio Valley into the Big
Bend. Surface high pressure behind the cold front develops to the
east of the area during the day, allowing winds to veer back to
southeasterly upslope flow. However, air mass recovery will take
some time to occur, so dew point temperatures remaining in the 40s
and 50s F coupled with highs in the 70s and 80s F will maintain
relatively cool and dry weather for the remainder of the day, giving
way to nighttime lows largely once again in the 50s to lower 60s F.
This cooler weather is virtually certain to be short-lived. Read the
Long Term Discussion for more details.
&&
.LONG TERM...
(Tuesday through Saturday)
Issued at 118 PM CDT Sun May 10 2026
The mid to upper pattern will give way to increased ridging and
large scale sinking motion beneath return southeasterly upslope
flow, allowing warmer than average temperatures to return while
drier conditions characterized by dew point temperatures 30F and
below remain farther west. By Tuesday, highs in the mid 80s to 90s
F will once again be commonplace, with lows falling into the
upper 50s to mid 60s F. Mid to upper ridging over the
Intermountain West expands to the east by mid-week, with a warming
trend in temperatures from Wednesday and Thursday through Friday.
Highs in the upper 80s to 90s F, triple digits along the Presidio
Valley and Big Bend Wednesday persist into Thursday, then rise
into the 90s F and above for all but the highest elevations on
Friday, with triple digits along the Pecos River into the Permian
Basin as well as the Rio Grande basin. To give an idea of how warm
it might get, readings near 110F are indicated over the Big Bend
by the end of the week. Lows likewise climb from lower to mid 60s
F, lower to mid 50s F Marfa Plateau into Lower Trans Pecos
Wednesday night to mid 60s F to lower 70s F, lowers 60s F Marfa
Plateau into Lower Trans Pecos by Friday night. We are still
monitoring the potential for hazardous heat over the area late
next week. However, the building heat will be constrained by
increased rain chances beginning Thursday and continuing into the
weekend. At this time the specifics of what kind of impacts will
accompany shower/storm activity are still unclear, but each day
PoPs 15% to 20% over heated terrain during the day are indicated,
increasing to 20% to 25% over southern and eastern portions of the
area by the end of the weekend into early next week.
&&
.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1140 AM CDT Sun May 10 2026
Seeing strong north winds across the SE NM terminals behind a
cold front with gusts approaching 50 mph. This front will slide
south affecting KMAF and KFST later this afternoon with similar
winds. TS could affect KMAF, but confidence is to low to add in
the forecast for now. MVFR CIGs will develop behind the front
affecting most of the terminals this evening and overnight.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Big Spring 56 80 58 92 / 10 0 0 0
Carlsbad 56 83 59 97 / 0 0 0 0
Dryden 63 84 62 90 / 10 0 0 0
Fort Stockton 59 83 60 94 / 10 10 0 0
Guadalupe Pass 56 76 57 86 / 0 0 0 0
Hobbs 51 81 55 94 / 0 0 0 0
Marfa 50 80 48 89 / 0 0 0 0
Midland Intl Airport 57 82 59 92 / 10 0 0 0
Odessa 57 82 59 92 / 0 0 0 0
Wink 57 83 59 94 / 0 0 0 0
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...High Wind Warning until 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ Monday for Guadalupe
Mountains Above 7000 Feet-Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains.
Wind Advisory until 4 PM CDT this afternoon for Eastern
Culberson.
NM...High Wind Warning until 3 AM MDT Monday for Guadalupe Mountains
of Eddy County.
Wind Advisory until 3 PM MDT this afternoon for Central Lea-Eddy
County Plains-Northern Lea-Southern Lea.
&&
SHORT TERM...94
LONG TERM....94
AVIATION...29In the hours before
Local storm report, May 10, 2:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
246 PM CDT Sun May 10 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0240 PM Hail 1 NNE Snyder 32.73N 100.91W
05/10/2026 M1.50 Inch Scurry TX Public
Report of Ping Pong ball size hail on the
northeast side of Snyder. Time was estimated
by radar.
&&
KMLLocal storm report, May 10, 2:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
247 PM CDT Sun May 10 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0219 PM Hail 7 W Westbrook 32.34N 101.12W
05/10/2026 E1.50 Inch Mitchell TX Public
Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50
in.).
&&
KMLLocal storm report, May 10, 2:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
252 PM CDT Sun May 10 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0241 PM Flash Flood 1 SW Colorado City 32.39N 100.86W
05/10/2026 Mitchell TX Public
Report from mPING: Street/road flooding.
&&
KMLLocal storm report, May 10, 2:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
255 PM CDT Sun May 10 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0249 PM Hail 1 N Colorado City 32.42N 100.86W
05/10/2026 M1.50 Inch Mitchell TX Public
Report via social media north of Colorado
City. Time was estimated by radar.
&&
KMLLocal storm report, May 10, 3:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
319 PM CDT Sun May 10 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0239 PM Hail Westbrook 32.36N 101.01W
05/10/2026 M2.00 Inch Mitchell TX Storm Chaser
Social media report of Golf ball to hen egg
size hail over Westbrook. Time was estimated
by approximation of occurrence and by radar.
&&
KMLLocal storm report, May 10, 3:36 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
336 PM CDT Sun May 10 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0330 PM Hail 18 S Loraine 32.15N 100.75W
05/10/2026 E2.75 Inch Mitchell TX Trained Spotter
Multiple mPING reports of tennis to baseball
size hail along TX Hwy 208 10 miles NW of
Silver.
&&
KMLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2:16 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | MAF | Culberson | 26 hr |
| May 10, 9:39 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Culberson, Dawson, Ector and 13 more | 11 hr |
| May 10, 1:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Howard, Mitchell, Scurry | 44 min |
| May 10, 1:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden | 52 min |
| May 10, 2:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Dawson | 44 min |
| May 10, 2:11 PM CDT | Dust Storm Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Ector, Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland | 94 min |
| May 10, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry | 50 min |
| May 10, 2:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Dawson, Howard, Martin, Scurry | 40 min |
| May 10, 2:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Howard, Mitchell, Scurry | 3 hr |
| May 10, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry | 50 min |
| May 10, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reagan, Upton | 38 min |
| May 10, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Howard, Mitchell | 33 min |
| May 10, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Scurry | 46 min |
| May 10, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Terrell | 42 min |
| May 10, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Terrell | 47 min |
| May 10, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reagan | 14 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.