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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at Apr 13, 2026, 2:25 PM CDT for Terrell County, Texas. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Apr 13, 2026, 2:25 PM CDT (19:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2026, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 50
County Terrell County, TX
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The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 161 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Apr 13, 12:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 12:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 13, 2:25 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
225 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2026
TXZ075-082-132000-
Pecos TX-Terrell TX-
225 PM CDT Mon Apr 13 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL PECOS AND NORTH
CENTRAL TERRELL COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM CDT...
At 224 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 23
miles north of Sanderson, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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 east central Pecos
and north central Terrell Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3036 10235 3046 10249 3075 10222 3057 10200
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 229DEG 16KT 3049 10236
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
13The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 12:58 AM CDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | Culberson | 25 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 28 min |
| Apr 13, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 67 min |
| Apr 13, 3:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Upton | 41 min |
| Apr 13, 3:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Upton | 32 min |
| Apr 13, 4:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 35 min |
| Apr 13, 4:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 41 min |
| Apr 13, 4:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reagan | 39 min |
| Apr 13, 4:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 4 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Reagan | 47 min |
| Apr 13, 5:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 45 min |
| Apr 13, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Mitchell | 64 min |
| Apr 13, 6:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 51 min |
| Apr 13, 1:40 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Chaves, Lea, Lincoln | 25 hr |
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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.