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Tornado Warning issued October 14 at 5:17PM CDT until October 14 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
Tornado Warning · Kent, TX. Extreme; observed; urgency: immediate.
- Bulletin issued
- 14 October 2026 at 22:17 UTC
- First saved by us
- 14 October 2026 at 22:13 UTC
- Last included in a daily record
- 14 October 2026
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- Source classification
- Extreme · Source update
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- Issuer / area
- NWS Lubbock TX · Kent, TX
- Certainty / urgency
- Observed / Immediate
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 14 October 2026 at 22:30 UTC
- Forecast onset / end
- 14 October 2026 at 22:17 UTC / 14 October 2026 at 22:30 UTC
Archived official description
At 517 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 7 miles northwest of Clairemont, or 15 miles west of Jayton, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of central Kent County.
Instructions in this archived message
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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- Title
- Before
Tornado Warning issued October 14 at 5:06PM CDT until October 14 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
AfterTornado Warning issued October 14 at 5:17PM CDT until October 14 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
- Source updated
- Before
14 October 2026 at 22:06 UTC
After14 October 2026 at 22:17 UTC
- Effective from
- Before
14 October 2026 at 22:06 UTC
After14 October 2026 at 22:17 UTC
- Forecast onset
- Before
14 October 2026 at 22:06 UTC
After14 October 2026 at 22:17 UTC
- Message type
- Before
Alert
AfterUpdate
- Source status
- Before
Source alert
AfterSource update
- Reported area
- Before
Garza, TX; Kent, TX
AfterKent, TX
- Source summary
- Before
Tornado Warning ·
Garza, TX;Kent, TX. Extreme; observed; urgency: immediate.AfterTornado Warning · Kent, TX. Extreme; observed; urgency: immediate.
- Official description
- Before
TORLUB The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northwestern Kent County in northwestern Texas... East central Garza County in northwestern Texas... * Until 530 PM CDT. * At 505 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 11 miles west of Clairemont, or 12 miles northeast of Lake Alan Henry, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Kent and east central Garza Counties.AfterAt 517 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 7 miles northwest of Clairemont, or 15 miles west of Jayton, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of central Kent County.
- External source link
- Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f79d112b9a7356d930fc4870648d392fed336e08.001.1
Afterhttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.efd66f66217ce23a621f58c547f718ffa6c3e348.002.1
Bulletin issued: 14 October 2026 at 22:17 UTC
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First saved record · 14 October 2026 at 22:13 UTC
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Our first saved version of Tornado Warning issued October 14 at 5:06PM CDT until October 14 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX. We have no earlier saved version to compare.
Bulletin issued: 14 October 2026 at 22:06 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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