| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Pecos; Marfa Plateau; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills; Central Brewster County; Chisos Basin; Lower Brewster County |
| Effective | 6/29/2026, 7:10:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/29/2026, 7:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued June 29 at 7:10PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Details
At 710 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms 17 miles northwest of Persimmon Gap, or 38 miles
southeast of Alpine, moving north at 25 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea 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…
Alpine, Panther Junction, Persimmon Gap, Big Bend National Park,
Boquillas Canyon, Marathon, Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport,
Terlingua Ranch Airport, Terlingua Ranch Lodge, Santiago Peak,
Elephant Mountain, and Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area.
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.
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