NewsSpecial Weather Statement issued October 1 at 1:58AM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
At 158 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles east of Persimmon Gap, or 26 miles northeast of Panther Junction, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural…