Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Dickens, Kent, King, and Stonewall Counties in Texas
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NOAA issued it on April 14, 2026, 4 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of Dickens, Kent, King, and Stonewall counties in Texas until 6:45 PM CDT, featuring hazards like 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-sized hail.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Northwestern Texas
- Issued
- April 14, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Lubbock TX
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 4 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northwestern Texas.
Alert Details
The National Weather Service in Lubbock, Texas, has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning. This alert is effective from 5:48 PM CDT on April 14, 2026, until 6:45 PM CDT on the same day.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Northeastern Kent County, Southeastern Dickens County, Southern King County, and Northwestern Stonewall County in northwestern Texas. Specific locations impacted include Jayton, Guthrie, and Girard.
What You Should Do
For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Additionally, torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm and may lead to flash flooding, so do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Expected Conditions
Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail, which is 1.00 inch in diameter. These conditions are based on radar indications and could cause hail damage to vehicles as well as wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
The alert is effective immediately from 5:48 PM CDT on April 14, 2026, and will expire at 6:45 PM CDT on April 14, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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