Special Weather Statement issued October 12 at 9:11PM MDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

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At 910 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles east of Maljamar, or 17 miles southwest of Lovington, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Buckeye and Lovington. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
Location
NM, US
Severity
Moderate
area
Northern Lea County; Central Lea County
event
Special Weather Statement
onset
2026-10-12T21:11:00-06:00
states
["NM"]
urgency
Expected
certainty
Observed
effective
2026-10-12T21:11:00-06:00
message id
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d40e2013b3388a400f41d8017c91a67a1d597614.001.1
references
[]
instruction
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
message type
Alert
freshness minutes
60
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