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Special Weather Statement — Gaines + 6 more areasSpecial Weather Statement — Gaines + 6 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 / locationGaines; Dawson; Andrews
Record roleIncident record
Last meaningful change3 weeks ago
Last source check3 weeks ago
Official sourceNational Weather Service
FINAL RECORD

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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 Gaines; Dawson; Andrews; Martin; Winkler; additional areas in official record. Completion confirms the alert is no longer in the active feed; it does not by itself establish damage or other impacts.

First collected
Sep 30, 2026 · 5:15 PM CDT
Record completed
Sep 30, 2026 · 5:50 PM CDT
Monitored duration
35 minutes
Official severity
Moderate
Named areas
Gaines; Dawson; Andrews; Martin; Winkler; additional areas in official record
Official expiration
Sep 30, 2026 · 5:45 PM CDT
Final monitor status
Left the active NWS alert feed
EXACT LOCATION & OFFICIAL GIS

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Record facts

Event
Special Weather Statement
Affected Texas areas
Gaines; Dawson; Andrews; Martin; Winkler; Ector; Midland
Effective
2026-09-30T17:13:00-05:00
Expires
2026-09-30T17:45:00-05:00
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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
western Texas.

This record is completed. Check current official sources before acting.

Latest official-source information

At 513 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 13 miles east of Gaines County Airport to
Andrews to 10 miles west of Goldsmith. Movement was northeast at 45
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Andrews, Goldsmith, Seagraves Airport, Welch, Loop, Notrees, Florey,
McKenzie Lake, and Andrews County Airport.

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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