⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Jones; Shackelford; Taylor; Callahan – Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued October 14 at 7:50PM CDT by NWS San Angelo TX

Details

At 749 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Anson to near Merkel. Movement was
east at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.

Locations impacted include…
Abilene, Anson, Merkel, Tye, Hawley, Lueders, Potosi, View, Hamby,
Nugent, Caps, Dyess Afb, Impact, Funston, Lake Fort Phantom Hill, The
Intersection Of Us-
180 And Farm Road 600, Hodges, Big Country Baptist Assembly, Kirby
Lake, and Truby.

This includes Interstate 20 between Mile Markers 267 and 296.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
west central Texas.

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