⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Loving; Winkler; Ward; Reeves County Plains – Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued October 13 at 6:10PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

Details

At 609 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northwest of Barstow, or 8 miles north of Pecos, moving north
at 45 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…
Pecos, Mentone, Barstow, Slash Ranch, and Pecos Municipal Airport.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 40 and 47.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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