Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Borden and Dawson Counties, TX

Source: NOAA · Western Texas

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NOAA issued it on July 8, 2026, 6 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).

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NWS Midland/Odessa TX issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northwestern Borden County and northeastern Dawson County until 12:30 AM CDT June 12.

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Record type
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Affected area
Western Texas
Issued
July 8, 2026
Issuing authority
NWS Midland/Odessa TX

Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.

Record status: historical. It was issued 6 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Western Texas.

Alert Details

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning (SVR) was issued by the National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa TX. The alert is effective from June 11, 2026 at 11:46 PM CDT until June 12, 2026 at 12:30 AM CDT.

Affected Areas

Northwestern Borden County and northeastern Dawson County in western Texas. Locations impacted include Lamesa, Gail, Lamesa Municipal Airport, Los Ybanez, Arvana, Hancock, and Key.

What You Should Do

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

Expected Conditions

At 11:46 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast of O'Donnell, or 9 miles southeast of Tahoka, moving south at 30 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail (1.25 inches). A 60 mph wind gust was observed by O'Donnell mesonet.

Timeline

The warning is in effect until 12:30 AM CDT on June 12, 2026.

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NWS Midland/Odessa TX issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northwestern Borden County and northeastern Dawson County until 12:30 AM CDT June 12.
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This alert was issued by NOAA. The original notice is available at the source link at the bottom of this article.
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This alert is classified as "high" severity. Take precautions and monitor for updates.
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