⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Crane, TX; Ector, TX; Pecos, TX; Ward, TX; Winkler, TX – Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 13 at 7:29PM CDT until October 13 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

Details

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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.

Instructions

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.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.