Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 4 at 6:24PM CDT until May 4 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 4, 2025 - 4:24pm
Expires:
May 4, 2025 - 5:00pm
Description:
At 623 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of
Thorntonville, or 7 miles northwest of Monahans, moving east at 30
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Monahans Sandhills State Park.
This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 91 and 93.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Ector, TX; Ward, TX; Winkler, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Midland/Odessa TX