| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Cochran; Yoakum |
| Effective | 7/19/2026, 5:19:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/19/2026, 5:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 19 at 5:19PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
Details
At 519 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13
miles south of Lehman, or 17 miles north of Plains, moving west at 10
mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea 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 southwestern
Cochran and northwestern Yoakum Counties.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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