⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Gaines; Dawson – Thursday, August 13, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 13 at 6:27PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

Details

At 626 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms
mainly within Gaines County, moving north at 20 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…
Lamesa, Seminole, Seagraves, Seagraves Airport, Lamesa Municipal
Airport, Gaines County Airport, Welch, Los Ybanez, Loop, Punkin
Center, Patricia, Arvana, McKenzie Lake, Tenmile, Paynes Corner,
Gaines County Park, and Klondike.

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.