⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County; Eddy County Plains; Eastern Culberson County – Saturday, October 24, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued October 24 at 11:15PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

Details

At 1114 PM CDT/1014 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm near Carlsbad Caverns National Park, or 24 miles
northeast of Pine Springs, moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 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.

Locations impacted include…
Carlsbad Caverns National Park and Whites City.

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.