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Special Weather Statement — Marfa Plateau + 4 more areasSpecial Weather Statement — Marfa Plateau + 4 more areas

Completed official-source record with preserved facts and meaningful-change history. The final record does not infer impacts the source did not report.

StatusCompleted
Affected area / locationMarfa Plateau; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills
Record roleIncident record
Last meaningful change1 week ago
Last source check1 week ago
Official sourceNational Weather Service
FINAL RECORD

What the preserved official data shows

Automated factual summary

This Special Weather Statement left the National Weather Service active-alert feed after being preserved by Texas Hazard Watch. The official record named Marfa Plateau; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills; Central Brewster County; Presidio Valley. Completion confirms the alert is no longer in the active feed; it does not by itself establish damage or other impacts.

First collected
Oct 14, 2026 · 3:07 AM CDT
Record completed
Oct 14, 2026 · 3:48 AM CDT
Monitored duration
41 minutes
Official severity
Moderate
Named areas
Marfa Plateau; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills; Central Brewster County; Presidio Valley
Official expiration
Oct 14, 2026 · 3:45 AM CDT
Final monitor status
Left the active NWS alert feed
EXACT LOCATION & OFFICIAL GIS

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Record facts

Event
Special Weather Statement
Affected Texas areas
Marfa Plateau; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills; Central Brewster County; Presidio Valley
Effective
2026-10-14T03:01:00-05:00
Expires
2026-10-14T03:45:00-05:00
Issuing authority
NWS Midland/Odessa TX
LATEST MEANINGFUL CHANGE

Completed

Official record ended or left the source’s active window.

Instructions preserved with the record

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

This record is completed. Check current official sources before acting.

Latest official-source information

At 301 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 24
miles southeast of Marfa, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.

Locations impacted include...
Alpine, Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport, and Paisano Pass.

RECORDED TIMELINE

Meaningful official changes

2 meaningful changes

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  1. Record completedOfficial record ended or left the source’s active window.
  2. First recordedNew official record added to the monitor.

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