⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County; Eddy County Plains; Eastern Culberson County – Saturday, October 24, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued October 24 at 10:45PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

Details

At 1045 PM CDT/945 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 8 miles east of McKittrick Canyon, or 13 miles northeast
of Pine Springs, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea 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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT/1000
PM MDT/ for southeastern New Mexico…and southwestern Texas.

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