Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 25 at 5:57PM CDT until April 25 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 25, 2025 - 3:57pm
Expires:
April 25, 2025 - 5:00pm
Description:
At 556 PM CDT /456 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located 18
miles east of Malaga, or 31 miles southeast of Carlsbad, moving
north at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Halfway, Oil Center, and Slash Ranch.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT/900 PM MDT/ for
southeastern New Mexico.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Area Description:
Eddy, NM; Lea, NM; Loving, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Midland/Odessa TX