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At 517 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 25 miles east of Marathon, or 29 miles northwest of Sanderson, and is nearly stationary. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of south central Pecos County. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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Pecos, TX · 30.428°, -102.548°
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- Pecos, TX
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At 517 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 25 miles east of Marathon, or 29 miles northwest of Sanderson, and is nearly stationary. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of south central Pecos County. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
At 500 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 33 miles southeast of Fort Stockton to 23 miles north of Sanderson to 26 miles east of Marathon, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of south central Pecos County. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
SVRMAF The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Pecos County in southwestern Texas... * Until 530 PM CDT. * At 438 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 30 miles southeast of Fort Stockton to 25 miles north of Sanderson to 27 miles east of Marathon, moving east at 10 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. * These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern Pecos County. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.