⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Eddy County Plains; Eastern Culberson County – Sunday, October 25, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued October 25 at 9:30PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

Details

At 930 PM CDT/830 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm over Carlsbad Caverns National Park, or 21 miles
northeast of Pine Springs, moving east at 5 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 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…
Carlsbad Caverns National Park.

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.

Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
this storm passes.

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