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Special Weather Statement — Loving + 3 more areasSpecial Weather Statement — Loving + 3 more areas

Completed official-source record with preserved facts and meaningful-change history. The final record does not infer impacts the source did not report.

StatusCompleted
Affected area / locationLoving; Winkler; Ward
Record roleIncident record
Last meaningful change1 week ago
Last source check1 week ago
Official sourceNational Weather Service
FINAL RECORD

What the preserved official data shows

Automated factual summary

This Special Weather Statement left the National Weather Service active-alert feed after being preserved by Texas Hazard Watch. The official record named Loving; Winkler; Ward; Reeves County Plains. Completion confirms the alert is no longer in the active feed; it does not by itself establish damage or other impacts.

First collected
Oct 13, 2026 · 6:15 PM CDT
Record completed
Oct 13, 2026 · 6:50 PM CDT
Monitored duration
35 minutes
Official severity
Moderate
Named areas
Loving; Winkler; Ward; Reeves County Plains
Official expiration
Oct 13, 2026 · 6:45 PM CDT
Final monitor status
Left the active NWS alert feed
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Record facts

Event
Special Weather Statement
Affected Texas areas
Loving; Winkler; Ward; Reeves County Plains
Effective
2026-10-13T18:10:00-05:00
Expires
2026-10-13T18:45:00-05:00
Issuing authority
NWS Midland/Odessa TX
LATEST MEANINGFUL CHANGE

Completed

Official record ended or left the source’s active window.

Instructions preserved with the record

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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 record is completed. Check current official sources before acting.

Latest official-source information

At 609 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northwest of Barstow, or 8 miles north of Pecos, moving north
at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel 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...
Pecos, Mentone, Barstow, Slash Ranch, and Pecos Municipal Airport.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 40 and 47.

RECORDED TIMELINE

Meaningful official changes

2 meaningful changes

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  1. Record completedOfficial record ended or left the source’s active window.
  2. First recordedNew official record added to the monitor.

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