Special Weather Statement 04/26/2025 14:41 for New Mexico, Texas areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued April 26 at 4:41PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 26, 2025 - 2:41pm
Expires: 
April 26, 2025 - 3:30pm
Description: 
At 441 PM CDT/341 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 11 miles west of Red Bluff Reservoir, or 32 miles west of Mentone, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Red Bluff Reservoir, Orla, and Red Bluff.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT/900 PM MDT/ for southeastern New Mexico.
Area Description: 
Eddy County Plains; Loving; Eastern Culberson County; Reeves County Plains
Forcast Office: 
NWS Midland/Odessa TX