⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Borden; Scurry; Howard; Mitchell – Saturday, July 18, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 18 at 7:16PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

Details

At 716 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 9 miles south of Gail to near Snyder to
Colorado City. Movement was northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.

Locations impacted include…
Snyder, Colorado City, Gail, Loraine, Fluvanna, Colorado City
Airport, J B Thomas Reservoir, Lake Colorado City, Lake Colorado City
State Park, Inadale, Champion Creek Reservoir, Luther, Westbrook,
Vincent, Randalls Corner, Hermleigh, Winston Field, Cuthbert, Knapp,
and Buford.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 195 and 228.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.