Special Weather Statement — Marfa Plateau + 2 more areasSpecial Weather Statement — Marfa Plateau + 2 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.
What the preserved official data shows
This Special Weather Statement left the National Weather Service active-alert feed after being preserved by Texas Hazard Watch. The official record named Marfa Plateau; Davis Mountains; Presidio Valley. Completion confirms the alert is no longer in the active feed; it does not by itself establish damage or other impacts.
- First collected
- Sep 10, 2026 · 5:00 PM CDT
- Record completed
- Sep 10, 2026 · 5:35 PM CDT
- Monitored duration
- 35 minutes
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Named areas
- Marfa Plateau; Davis Mountains; Presidio Valley
- Official expiration
- Sep 10, 2026 · 5:30 PM CDT
- Final monitor status
- Left the active NWS alert feed
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Record facts
- Event
- Special Weather Statement
- Affected Texas areas
- Marfa Plateau; Davis Mountains; Presidio Valley
- Effective
- 2026-09-10T16:55:00-05:00
- Expires
- 2026-09-10T17:30:00-05:00
- Issuing authority
- NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Completed
Official record ended or left the source’s active window.
Instructions preserved with the record
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
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.
Latest official-source information
At 454 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 23
miles south of Marfa, moving south at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central
Presidio County, including along Ranch Road 169.
Meaningful official changes
The complete source history remains preserved. Routine monitoring snapshots and small gauge fluctuations are condensed here for readability.
- Record completedOfficial record ended or left the source’s active window.
- First recordedNew official record added to the monitor.
Original source
This record is derived from an official public source. Texas Hazard Watch preserves and organizes it but does not replace the issuing authority.