⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Borden; Scurry; Howard; Mitchell – Sunday, July 19, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 19 at 8:08PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

Details

At 808 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Lake Colorado City State Park, or 13 miles southwest of Colorado
City, moving north 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…
Colorado City, Colorado City Airport, J B Thomas Reservoir, Lake
Colorado City, Lake Colorado City State Park, Champion Creek
Reservoir, Westbrook, Vincent, Cuthbert, Buford, Dunn, Ira, and
Hermleigh.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 191 and 223.

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.