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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 14, 20267 counties in Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 2026, 6:49 PM CDT for 7 counties in Texas. It was in force for 41 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: May 14, 2026, 6:49 PM CDT (23:49 UTC)
Expired: May 14, 2026, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Crane County, TX, Ector County, TX, Midland County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:51 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 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 14, 6:32 PM CDT, 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 14, 6:32 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 14, 5:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
510 PM CDT Thu May 14 2026

TXZ059-060-067-068-075-274-142300-
Loving TX-Pecos TX-Crane TX-Ward TX-Reeves County Plains TX-
Winkler TX-
510 PM CDT Thu May 14 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN PECOS...
SOUTHEASTERN REEVES...WARD...SOUTHERN WINKLER...WEST CENTRAL CRANE
AND SOUTHEASTERN LOVING COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM CDT...

At 508 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Barstow, or 8 miles northeast of Pecos, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 55 mph, with patchy blowing dust leading
         to reduced visibility.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Pecos, Monahans, Wink, Thorntonville, Grandfalls, Barstow, Pyote,
Wickett, Toyah Lake, Coyanosa, Imperial Reservoir, Pecos Municipal
Airport, Roy Hurd Memorial Airport, Monahans Sandhills State Park,
Royalty, B F Goodrich Testing Track, and Imperial.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 40 and 88.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3184 10290 3168 10280 3165 10280 3165 10278
      3113 10244 3099 10335 3160 10361
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 241DEG 32KT 3148 10338

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

95

Special weather statement, May 14, 5:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
413 PM MDT Thu May 14 2026

NMZ029-033-142300-
Northern Lea County NM-Central Lea County NM-
413 PM MDT Thu May 14 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN LEA AND
NORTHWESTERN GAINES COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM MDT...

At 412 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
McDonald, or 8 miles southeast of Tatum, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph, with patchy blowing dust
         reducing visibility.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Lovington, Tatum, McDonald, Gladiola, and Tatum Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3296 10306 3289 10334 3319 10350 3357 10306
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 241DEG 31KT 3314 10325

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

95

Special weather statement, May 14, 5:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 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
May 14, 5:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ward	50 min
May 14, 5:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Yoakum	47 min
May 14, 5:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Crane, Loving, Pecos, Reeves, Ward, Winkler	59 min

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Sources

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