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Special Weather Statement — Marfa Plateau + 3 more areasSpecial Weather Statement — Marfa Plateau + 3 more areas

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StatusCompleted
Affected area / locationMarfa Plateau; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills
Record roleIncident record
Last meaningful change24 hours ago
Last source check1 day 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 Marfa Plateau; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills; Central Brewster County. 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 · 3:00 PM CDT
Record completed
Sep 10, 2026 · 3:47 PM CDT
Monitored duration
47 minutes
Official severity
Moderate
Named areas
Marfa Plateau; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills; Central Brewster County
Official expiration
Sep 10, 2026 · 3:45 PM CDT
Final monitor status
Left the active NWS alert feed
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Record facts

Event
Special Weather Statement
Affected Texas areas
Marfa Plateau; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills; Central Brewster County
Effective
2026-09-10T14:54:00-05:00
Expires
2026-09-10T15:45:00-05:00
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.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
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 253 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Fort Davis to 7 miles
west of Marfa Municipal Airport to 12 miles south of Alpine. Movement
was southwest at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Alpine, Marfa, Fort Davis, Bloys Camp, Alpine-Casparis Municipal
Airport, Davis Mountains State Park, McDonald Observatory, Camp Mitre
Peak, Marfa Municipal Airport, Black Mountain, Star Mountain, Paisano
Pass, Buffalo Trail Scout Camp, Indian Lodge, Fort Davis National
Historical Site, and Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area.

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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