Hobbs, NM Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 183 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM
MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN NEW MEXICO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO

EDDY                  LEA

IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES

IN WESTERN TEXAS

ANDREWS               BORDEN                DAWSON
ECTOR                 GAINES                GLASSCOCK
HOWARD                LOVING                MARTIN
MIDLAND               MITCHELL              SCURRY
WINKLER

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANDREWS, ARTESIA, BIG SPRING,
CARLSBAD, CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP, COLORADO CITY, EUNICE, GAIL,
GARDEN CITY, HOBBS, JAL, KERMIT, LAMESA, LOVINGTON, MENTONE,
MIDLAND, ODESSA, SEMINOLE, SNYDER, STANTON, AND TATUM.

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM
CDT/215 PM MDT/ FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LEA...WEST CENTRAL WINKLER AND
NORTHEASTERN LOVING COUNTIES...

At 227 PM CDT/127 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located 17 miles
north of Mentone, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of south
central Lea, west central Winkler and northeastern Loving Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE;
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH