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At 411 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles west of Fort Stockton, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 404PM, a 71 mph wind gust was measured at a mesonet station 3 miles NW of Belding. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Firestone Test Track. This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 241 and 250. 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.
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Pecos, TX · 30.822°, -103.324°
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- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
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- Pecos, TX
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At 411 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles west of Fort Stockton, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 404PM, a 71 mph wind gust was measured at a mesonet station 3 miles NW of Belding. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Firestone Test Track. This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 241 and 250. 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.
At 358 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 16 miles west of Fort Stockton, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Firestone Test Track. This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 240 and 250. 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.
At 349 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 19 miles west of Fort Stockton, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Firestone Test Track. This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 235 and 250. 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.
At 331 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 23 miles west of Fort Stockton, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of west central Pecos County. This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 234 and 239. 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.
SVRMAF The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central Pecos County in southwestern Texas... * Until 345 PM CDT. * At 321 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 21 miles southeast of Saragosa, or 30 miles west of Fort Stockton, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of west central Pecos County. This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 234 and 239. 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.