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Special Weather Statement — Eastern Culberson County + 3 more areasSpecial Weather Statement — Eastern Culberson County + 3 more areas

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StatusCompleted
Affected area / locationEastern Culberson County; Reeves County Plains; Davis Mountains
Record roleIncident record
Last meaningful change2 weeks ago
Last source check2 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 Disaster Watch. The official record named Eastern Culberson County; Reeves County Plains; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills. Completion confirms the alert is no longer in the active feed; it does not by itself establish damage or other impacts.

First collected
Aug 31, 2026 · 8:17 PM CDT
Record completed
Aug 31, 2026 · 8:46 PM CDT
Monitored duration
29 minutes
Official severity
Moderate
Named areas
Eastern Culberson County; Reeves County Plains; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills
Official expiration
Aug 31, 2026 · 8:45 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
Eastern Culberson County; Reeves County Plains; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills
Effective
2026-08-31T20:16:00-05:00
Expires
2026-08-31T20:45:00-05:00
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.

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Latest official-source information

At 816 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles southwest of Toyah, moving north at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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...
Kent, Toyah, Balmorhea, Balmorhea Lake, Saragosa, Balmorhea State
Park, Toyahvale, Buffalo Trail Scout Camp, and Verhalen.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 10 between mile markers 176 and 219.
Interstate 20 between mile markers 0 and 30.

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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