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

Special Weather Statement issued October 13 at 6:40PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

Details

At 639 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 17
miles southeast of Barstow, or 19 miles southeast of Pecos, moving
north at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 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…
B F Goodrich Testing Track and rural eastern Reeves and southern
Ward counties.

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.