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Severe Weather In Fort Stockton, Pecos County, Texas, Oct 14, 2026 · Confirmed

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Status

Confirmed by an official source

Independent sources

2

First seen

Oct 14, 4:24 PM CDT

updated Oct 15, 9:45 PM CDT

Topic

Local News

What Happened

The National Weather Service confirmed two separate tornadoes hit Fort Stockton on Wednesday, KWES-TV reported. A tornado also touched down in Fort Stockton, according to KVIA-TV.

Written by our system from the sources below (2), version 3, Oct 15, 10:03 PM CDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once

How It Unfolded

Oct 14, 4:32 PM CDT · first source seen

Official Confirmation

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
“Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 14 at 4:27PM CDT until October 14 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX”
At 427 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 18 miles south of Sanderson, moving north at 25 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Sanderson.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
National Weather Service · issued Oct 14, 4:27 PM CDT

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Pecos County and its neighbours, as they are right now. The event is placed on the county; it is not drawn as a point.

How We Decided

Oct 14, 4:43 PM CDTPublished: One source reported it, and an official source confirms it.