⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Winkler; Ward; Reeves County Plains – Thursday, July 16, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 16 at 4:03PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

Details

At 402 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Thorntonville, or over Monahans, moving west at 15 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Monahans, Thorntonville, Pyote, Wickett, Roy Hurd Memorial Airport,
and B F Goodrich Testing Track.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 50 and 84.

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.

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.