Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Eddy, Lea, Loving Counties Until 10 PM CDT
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for Eddy, Lea, and Loving Counties until 10:00 PM CDT tonight, with 60 mph wind gusts and potential for flash flooding. Seek immediate shelter.
Residents in southeastern Eddy County, southern Lea County, and north-central Loving County are under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by the National Weather Service in Midland. The warning is in effect immediately until 10:00 PM CDT (9:00 PM MDT) tonight, September 29, 2026.
A severe thunderstorm was detected at 8:58 PM CDT (7:58 PM MDT) located 19 miles northeast of Red Bluff Reservoir, moving northeast at 55 mph. This storm poses a hazard of 60 mph wind gusts, according to radar indications. Potential impacts include damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Impacted locations include Hobbs, Eunice, Monument, Nadine, Humble City, Eunice Airport, Halfway, Lea County Regional Airport, Industrial Airpark, and Oil Center.
For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is accompanying this storm and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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