| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Eddy County Plains; Central Lea County; Southern Lea County; Gaines; Andrews; Loving |
| Effective | 9/22/2026, 4:24:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 9/22/2026, 5:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued September 22 at 4:24PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Details
At 423 PM CDT/323 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm over Eunice, moving northwest at 10 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel 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…
Hobbs, Eunice, Jal, Monument, Nadine, Eunice Airport, Lea County
Regional Airport, Industrial Airpark, and Oil Center.
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.
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