August 27, 2026

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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Bailey; Cochran – Thursday, August 27, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Bailey; Cochran
Effective 8/27/2026, 5:13:00 PM CDT
Expires 8/27/2026, 6:00:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 5:13PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX

Details

At 512 PM CDT, a pair of strong thunderstorms was located 4 miles
southwest of Needmore to 5 miles south of Enochs. Movement was
southwest at 10 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and blowing dust.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Morton, Needmore, Enochs, Lehman, Muleshoe Wildlife Refuge, and
Maple.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.


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