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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Cochran; Hockley – Friday, August 14, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Cochran; Hockley
Effective 8/14/2026, 4:37:00 PM CDT
Expires 8/14/2026, 5:00:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued August 14 at 4:37PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX

Details

At 437 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles northwest of Sundown, or 13 miles west of Levelland, moving
north at 10 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny 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…
Whiteface.

Instructions

If outdoors, seek shelter inside a building.


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