Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Borden and Dawson Counties in Texas
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NOAA issued it on May 18, 2026, 3 months 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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The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Borden County and southeastern Dawson County in western Texas until 2:45 PM CDT on May 10, 2026.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Western Texas
- Issued
- May 18, 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 3 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Western Texas.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa TX. The alert is effective from 2:01 PM CDT on May 10, 2026, until 2:45 PM CDT on the same day.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Borden County in western Texas and southeastern Dawson County in western Texas. Locations impacted include Lamesa, Gail, Lamesa Municipal Airport, Los Ybanez, Sparenberg, Tenmile, and Key.
What You Should Do
For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 2:01 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southeast of Lamesa Municipal Airport, or 9 miles east of Lamesa, moving east at 10 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
Timeline
The alert is in effect until 2:45 PM CDT on May 10, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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