At 654 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles east of Mentone, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of north central Ward, southwestern Winkler and southeastern Loving Counties.

SVRMAF The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... South central Lea County in southeastern New Mexico... Northwestern Winkler County in western Texas... Northeastern Loving County in western Texas... * Until 730 PM CDT/630 PM MDT/. * At 653 PM CDT/553 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located 15 miles northwest of Wink, moving north at 25 mph. HAZARD...Two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... Bennett.

At 646 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles west of Fort Stockton, moving southeast at 15 mph. THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR Fort Stockton and Belding. HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and baseball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely. Locations impacted include... Fort Stockton, Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport, and Firestone Test Track. This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 239 and 266.

At 643 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northwest of Wink, moving north at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Winkler County Airport.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 177 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS PECOS REEVES IN WESTERN TEXAS CRANE ECTOR LOVING MIDLAND UPTON WARD WINKLER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CRANE, FORT STOCKTON, KERMIT, MCCAMEY, MENTONE, MIDLAND, MONAHANS, ODESSA, PECOS, AND RANKIN.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ SUNDAY FOR 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... * WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. Higher gusts are expected in the higher terrain. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 6 percent. * RFTI...6 to 7 or critical to extreme. * IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate sparks. Accidental ignitions will have the potential to grow into dangerous wind-driven wildfires. Fires can start from the smallest of flames or sparks and are highly discouraged. Observe local burn bans. * SEVERITY... FUELS (ERC)...70th-89th percentile...4 (out of 5). WEATHER...Critical...3 (out of 5). FIRE ENVIRONMENT...7 (out of 10).

* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 50 mph with gusts up to 70 mph expected. * WHERE...Guadalupe Mountains of west Texas and Southeast New Mexico. * WHEN...From 10 AM MDT /11 AM CDT/ to 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ Sunday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles like campers, vans, and tractor trailers. Aviation interests may experience localized but extreme turbulence, or strong downward airflows if flying in the near the Guadalupe Mountains.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas... West Fork Trinity River Near Boyd affecting Wise County. West Fork Trinity River Near Jacksboro affecting Jack County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...West Fork Trinity River near Boyd. * WHEN...Until late tomorrow morning. * IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Minor overbank flooding is expected. Farm and ranch land adjacent to the river will flood, and a few rural roads may be affected. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:15 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 16.6 feet. - Bankfull stage is 16.0 feet. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late this evening and continue falling to 8.6 feet early Thursday afternoon.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas... West Fork Trinity River Near Boyd affecting Wise County. West Fork Trinity River Near Jacksboro affecting Jack County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...West Fork Trinity River near Jacksboro. * WHEN...Until Monday evening. * IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, Moderate flooding along the river reach is expected. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 21.2 feet. - Bankfull stage is 18.0 feet. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 21.6 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage Monday morning.

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Haskell and Throckmorton counties * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Roadways may become flooded and impassable. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Another round of thunderstorms appears likely across the northern Big Country this afternoon, falling across soils that are already saturated from recent heavy rainfall. Storms may produce another 1 to 2 inches of rain and will quickly run off into creeks and streams. Fields will fill and flood across area roadways. - Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood