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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

    After

    Tornado 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

    After

    14 October 2026 at 22:17 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 22:06 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 22:17 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 22:06 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 22:17 UTC

    Message type
    Before

    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
    Before

    Source alert

    After

    Source update

    Reported area
    Before

    Garza, TX; Kent, TX

    After

    Kent, TX

    Source summary
    Before

    Tornado Warning · Garza, TX; Kent, TX. Extreme; observed; urgency: immediate.

    After

    Tornado 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.

    After

    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.

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f79d112b9a7356d930fc4870648d392fed336e08.001.1

    After

    https://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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    First saved record

    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

    View saved version 1

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

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