NWS Midland/Odessa TXTO.W 0001October 14, 2026
Tornado Warning: Pecos, TX
The National Weather Service office in Midland/Odessa issued a tornado warning for Pecos in Texas, which was in force until 3:15 p.m. local time on October 14. It was the 1st tornado warning the NWS office in Midland/Odessa issued in 2026. Texas had 7 tornado warnings in October 2026, against 15 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Texas's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 39 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Midland/Odessa TX
- Area
- Pecos
- State
- Texas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:36 p.m. CDT, October 14, 2026
- Expires
- 3:15 p.m. CDT, October 14, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMAF TO.W 0001
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Texas since 2008Every warning type in Texas
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The notice as issued
At 236 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 7 miles northeast of Fort Stockton, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Emergency management confirmed tornado. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of north central Pecos County. This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 263 and 264.
What the agency told people to do
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.