⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Stephens; Palo Pinto; Eastland – Thursday, October 1, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued October 1 at 2:58AM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX

Details

At 258 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Caddo to near Lake Olden. Movement was
northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Eastland, Ranger, Possum Kingdom Lake, Necessity, Lake Olden, Caddo,
Lake Leon, Possum Kingdom State Park, Palo Pinto Mountains State
Park, Strawn, Staff, Morton Valley, Ivan, and Olden.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 340 and 363.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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