# Special Weather Statement: Northern Lea County; Central Lea County — retained record

> Retained us-gov-api record from us-gov-api:noaa-weather.

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-09-29 20:19 ingested 2026-09-30 02:55

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

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Special Weather Statement — Northern Lea County; Central Lea County
Severity: Moderate. Certainty: Observed.
At 818 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 14 miles north of Caprock to 13 miles southeast
of Maljamar. Movement was northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Hobbs, Lovington, Tatum, McDonald, Humble City, Crossroads, Knowles,
Industrial Airpark, Gladiola, Tatum Airport, and Lea County Regional
Airport.

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.