⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Reeves County Plains – Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued October 13 at 5:40PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

Details

At 540 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northwest of Saragosa, or 14 miles south of Toyah, moving north
at 35 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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…
Pecos, Balmorhea, Saragosa, Balmorhea Lake, Verhalen, Toyah Lake, and
Pecos Municipal Airport.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 10 between mile markers 205 and 216.
Interstate 20 between mile markers 23 and 37.

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.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
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.