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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 13 at 7:53PM CDT until October 13 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Crane, TX; Ector, TX; Ward, TX; Winkler, TX. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

Bulletin issued
14 October 2026 at 00:53 UTC
First saved by us
14 October 2026 at 00:43 UTC
Last included in a daily record
14 October 2026

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Source classification
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Issuer / area
NWS Midland/Odessa TX · Crane, TX; Ector, TX; Ward, TX; Winkler, TX
Certainty / urgency
Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
14 October 2026 at 01:15 UTC
Forecast onset / end
14 October 2026 at 00:53 UTC / 14 October 2026 at 01:15 UTC

Archived official description

At 753 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Monahans, moving northeast at 30 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... Monahans, Thorntonville, Wickett, Roy Hurd Memorial Airport, and Monahans Sandhills State Park. This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 74 and 95.

Instructions in this archived message

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. 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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    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 13 at 7:29PM CDT until October 13 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 13 at 7:53PM CDT until October 13 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

    Source updated
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 00:29 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 00:53 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 00:29 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 00:53 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    14 October 2026 at 00:29 UTC

    After

    14 October 2026 at 00:53 UTC

    Message type
    Before

    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
    Before

    Source alert

    After

    Source update

    Reported area
    Before

    Crane, TX; Ector, TX; Pecos, TX; Ward, TX; Winkler, TX

    After

    Crane, TX; Ector, TX; Ward, TX; Winkler, TX

    Source summary
    Before

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Crane, TX; Ector, TX; Pecos, TX; Ward, TX; Winkler, TX. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Crane, TX; Ector, TX; Ward, TX; Winkler, TX. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

    Official description
    Before

    SVRMAF The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North central Pecos County in southwestern Texas... Southwestern Ector County in western Texas... Eastern Ward County in western Texas... Eastern Winkler County in western Texas... Northwestern Crane County in western Texas... * Until 815 PM CDT. * At 728 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles north of Pyote to near Thorntonville to near Grandfalls, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... Monahans, Kermit, Wink, Thorntonville, Grandfalls, Pyote, Wickett, Royalty, Roy Hurd Memorial Airport, and Monahans Sandhills State Park. This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 64 and 95.

    After

    At 753 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Monahans, moving northeast at 30 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... Monahans, Thorntonville, Wickett, Roy Hurd Memorial Airport, and Monahans Sandhills State Park. This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 74 and 95.

    Official instructions
    Before

    For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

    After

    For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

    External source link
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    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0e7d892cb909aebe19817e54f8b0388dc2cc8710.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.28fbfee048a280129b4dceb8771fb89686311c74.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 14 October 2026 at 00:53 UTC

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First saved record · 14 October 2026 at 00:43 UTC
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    Bulletin issued: 14 October 2026 at 00:29 UTC

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