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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued October 14 at 3:21PM CDT until October 14 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

Severe Thunderstorm Watch · Borden, TX; Crane, TX; Dawson, TX; Ector, TX; Glasscock, TX; Howard, TX; Martin, TX; Midland, TX; Mitchell, TX; Pecos, TX; Reagan, TX; Scurry, TX; Upton, TX. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

Bulletin issued
14 October 2026 at 20:21 UTC
First saved by us
14 October 2026 at 20:28 UTC
Last included in a daily record
15 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source alert

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Issuer / area
NWS Midland/Odessa TX · Borden, TX; Crane, TX; Dawson, TX; Ector, TX; Glasscock, TX; Howard, TX; Martin, TX; Midland, TX; Mitchell, TX; Pecos, TX; Reagan, TX; Scurry, TX; Upton, TX
Certainty / urgency
Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end)
15 October 2026 at 04:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
14 October 2026 at 20:21 UTC / 15 October 2026 at 04:00 UTC

Archived official description

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 685 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS PECOS IN WESTERN TEXAS BORDEN CRANE DAWSON ECTOR GLASSCOCK HOWARD MARTIN MIDLAND MITCHELL REAGAN SCURRY UPTON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BIG LAKE, BIG SPRING, COLORADO CITY, CRANE, FORT STOCKTON, GAIL, GARDEN CITY, LAMESA, MCCAMEY, MIDLAND, ODESSA, RANKIN, SNYDER, AND STANTON.

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First saved record · 14 October 2026 at 20:28 UTC
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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued October 14 at 3:21PM CDT until October 14 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 14 October 2026 at 20:21 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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      "sender": "w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov",
      "references": [],
      "category": "weather",
      "title": "Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued October 14 at 3:21PM CDT until October 14 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX",
      "eventType": "Severe Thunderstorm Watch",
      "occurredAt": "2026-10-14T20:21:00.000Z",
      "issuedAt": "2026-10-14T20:21:00.000Z",
      "timeBasis": "Bulletin issued",
      "effectiveAt": "2026-10-14T20:21:00.000Z",
      "onsetAt": "2026-10-14T20:21:00.000Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-10-15T04:00:00.000Z",
      "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-15T04:00:00.000Z",
      "severity": "Severe",
      "urgency": "Future",
      "certainty": "Possible",
      "messageType": "Alert",
      "status": "Source alert",
      "place": "Borden, TX; Crane, TX; Dawson, TX; Ector, TX; Glasscock, TX; Howard, TX; Martin, TX; Midland, TX; Mitchell, TX; Pecos, TX; Reagan, TX; Scurry, TX; Upton, TX",
      "coordinates": null,
      "issuer": "NWS Midland/Odessa TX",
      "summary": "Severe Thunderstorm Watch · Borden, TX; Crane, TX; Dawson, TX; Ector, TX; Glasscock, TX; Howard, TX; Martin, TX; Midland, TX; Mitchell, TX; Pecos, TX; Reagan, TX; Scurry, TX; Upton, TX. Severe; possible; urgency: future.",
      "description": "THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH\n685 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING\nAREAS\n\nIN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES\n\nIN SOUTHWEST TEXAS\n\nPECOS\n\nIN WESTERN TEXAS\n\nBORDEN                CRANE                 DAWSON\nECTOR                 GLASSCOCK             HOWARD\nMARTIN                MIDLAND               MITCHELL\nREAGAN                SCURRY                UPTON\n\nTHIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BIG LAKE, BIG SPRING, COLORADO CITY,\nCRANE, FORT STOCKTON, GAIL, GARDEN CITY, LAMESA, MCCAMEY,\nMIDLAND, ODESSA, RANKIN, SNYDER, AND STANTON.",
      "instruction": "",
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      "source": "nws",
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