⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Eddy County Plains; Northern Lea County; Central Lea County; Southern Lea County; Gaines; Andrews – Friday, July 31, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 31 at 10:17PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

Details

At 1013 PM CDT/913 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
outflow boundary located along a line extending from 11 miles
southwest of Plains to 11 miles north of Maljamar. Movement was
south at 40 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs, and blowing dust
may reduce visibility down to 3 miles or less.

Locations impacted include…
Hobbs, Lovington, Seminole, Eunice, Tatum, Monument, Humble City,
Maljamar, Eunice Airport, McDonald, Nadine, Gaines County Airport,
Loco Hills, Gladiola, Tatum Airport, Halfway, Lea County Regional
Airport, Gaines County Park, Lea County Zip Franklin Memorial
Airport, and Florey.

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.