{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.739e4b983f681cad1ea23818cf98254fc02c08ee.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued July 3 at 5:58PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-03","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.739e4b983f681cad1ea23818cf98254fc02c08ee.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Midland/Odessa TX"},"word_count":121,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued July 3 at 5:58PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor; Eastern Culberson County; Davis Mountains Foothills\n**Issued by:** NWS Midland/Odessa TX\n**Sent:** 2026-07-03T17:58:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-03T17:58:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-03T18:30:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nAt 557 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12\nmiles north of Plateau, or 21 miles northwest of Kent, moving\nsouthwest at 5 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is\npossible.\n\nThis storm will remain over mainly rural areas of central Culberson\nCounty.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building."}