⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Eddy County Plains; Eastern Culberson County; Reeves County Plains – Sunday, October 25, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued October 25 at 4:15PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

Details

At 415 PM CDT/315 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 13 miles southeast of Whites City, or 26 miles south of
Carlsbad, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 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.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of south central Eddy,
northwestern Reeves, northeastern Culberson and northwestern Loving
Counties.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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