| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Jones; Shackelford; Taylor; Callahan; Coleman |
| Effective | 10/15/2026, 3:42:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 10/15/2026, 4:15:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued October 15 at 3:42PM CDT by NWS San Angelo TX
Details
At 340 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Lake Fort Phantom Hill to Tuscola.
Movement was east at 25 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…
Abilene, Clyde, Baird, Tuscola, Buffalo Gap, Lawn, Eula, Dudley,
Potosi, Hamby, Nugent, Oplin, Impact, Lake Abilene, Camp Tonkawa,
Lake Fort Phantom Hill, Us-283 Near The Callahan-
Shackelford County Line, Ovalo, and Kirby Lake.
This includes Interstate 20 between Mile Markers 282 and 310.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized 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.
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