BROWN, TX; Callahan, TX; Coke, TX; Coleman, TX;… — THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 702 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES
IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS
BROWN CALLAHAN COKE COLEMAN CONCHO HASKELL IRION JONES NOLAN RUNNELS SHACKELFORD STERLING TAYLOR THROCKMORTON TOM GREEN
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABILENE, ALBANY, ANSON, ARDEN, BAIRD, BALLINGER, BARNHART, BENOIT, BRONTE, BROOME, BROWNWOOD, CARLSBAD, CLYDE, COLEMAN, CREWS, CROSS PLAINS, DUDLEY, ECHO, EDEN, EULA, FISK, FUNSTON, HAMLIN, HASKELL, HATCHEL, INDIAN CREEK, IRBY, LIVE OAK, LOWAKE, MERTZON, PAINT ROCK, PUMPHREY, ROBERT LEE, ROWENA, SAN ANGELO, SANCO, SHERWOOD, SILVER, STAMFORD, STERLING CITY, STITH, SWEETWATER, TENNYSON, THROCKMORTON, TRICKHAM, TRUBY, TUXEDO, VALERA, VOSS, WALL, WINTERS, AND WOODSON.
A tornado in Brown, TX; Callahan, TX; Coke, TX; Coleman, TX; Concho, TX; Haskell, TX; Irion, TX; Jones, TX; Nolan, TX; Runnels, TX; Shackelford, TX; Sterling, TX; Taylor, TX; Throckmorton, TX; Tom Green, TX can strike with only minutes of warning. Mobile homes, vehicles, and rooms with exterior walls offer the least protection.
This report is based on information from NWS, monitored by Alert USA's verified emergency feed.
The greatest local impacts are an elevated risk to property and a high chance of power outages, with moderate travel disruptions expected as conditions move through the area.
Recommended steps: move to the lowest interior room, away from windows; cover your head and neck; stay sheltered until the warning expires; avoid mobile homes and vehicles during the warning.
Alert USA is tracking this tornado and will update this report as verified information becomes available.
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