⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor; Eastern Culberson County; Reeves County Plains; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills – Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued September 15 at 2:20PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

Details

At 220 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles east of Kent, moving north at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 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…
Kent, Toyah, McDonald Observatory, Balmorhea State Park, Black
Mountain, Star Mountain, Toyahvale, and Buffalo Trail Scout Camp.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 10 between mile markers 162 and 205.
Interstate 20 between mile markers 0 and 22.

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.