⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Ector, TX; Midland, TX – Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 13 at 8:28PM CDT until October 13 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

Details

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The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southeastern Ector County in western Texas…
West central Midland County in western Texas…

* Until 915 PM CDT.

* At 827 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near West Odessa,
or 13 miles southwest of Odessa, moving northeast at 40 mph.

THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR ODESSA, AREAS ALONG INTERSTATE 20
BETWEEN PENWELL AND ODESSA, WARFIELD, AND MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT

HAZARD…Baseball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be severely injured.
Expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs,
siding, and vehicles.

* Locations impacted include…
Midland, Odessa, Midland International Air and Space Port, West
Odessa, Odessa Schlemeyer Field, Penwell, Warfield, and Skywest
Airport.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 97 and 132.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

This is a dangerous storm, capable of producing large hail driven by
severe winds! SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay
away from windows! If you are caught outdoors, cover your head and
neck.

Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are 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.

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