⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Ward; Pecos; Reeves County Plains – Thursday, August 13, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 13 at 4:55PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

Details

At 455 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 24
miles east of Saragosa, or 26 miles northwest of Fort Stockton,
moving northeast at 15 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, Barstow, Toyah Lake, Coyanosa, B F Goodrich Testing Track, and
Pecos Municipal Airport.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 40 and 52.

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.