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Weather & Disasters Updated October 16, 12:30 am

Update, October 16. Updated October 16, 12:30 am Central with new reporting: 10 separate outlets now report this.

Tornado touches down near Fort Stockton in West Texas

A tornado touched down in Fort Stockton, Texas on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, around 2:30 p.m. Photos of the tornado were shared by an ABC-7 viewer.

Where
Fort Stockton, Pecos County
When
Oct. 14, 2026
Sources
Reported by 10 outlets

Counties: Pecos

Taxes and money

None stated in sources.

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Who's involved

  • Tracy NovakABC-7 viewer who photographed and reported the tornado

The facts

  • A tornado touched down in Fort Stockton, Texas on Wednesday.2 3 Stated by 2 sources
  • Tracy Novak saw the tornado around 2:30 p.m. and shared photos.2 3 Stated by 2 sources

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The same event, as each outlet put it. Marked words appear in only one outlet's headline.

Sources

Outlets: 1 left-leaning, 4 not rated Only left-leaning outlets reported this Who's covering Texas →

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  1. Apparent tornado touches down near Fort Stockton newswest9.com Not rated, October 14, 2026
  2. PHOTO GALLERY: Tornado touches down in Fort Stockton KVIA Not rated, October 14, 2026
  3. PHOTO GALLERY: Tornado touches down in Fort Stockton, Texas cedarnews.net Not rated, October 14, 2026
  4. Tornado rolls through West Texas CBS News Lean Left, October 14, 2026
  5. Huge tornado moves through West Texas Modern Ghana Not rated, October 15, 2026

Also reported by KVUE, WKYC, Toowoomba Chronicle, News.com.au, The Courier Mail, The Cairns Post, USA Today, Hoodline.

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