Freeze Watch — Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet + 1 more areaFreeze Watch — Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet + 1 more area
Completed official-source record with preserved facts and meaningful-change history. The final record does not infer impacts the source did not report.
What the preserved official data shows
This Freeze Watch left the National Weather Service active-alert feed after being preserved by Texas Hazard Watch. The official record named Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains. Completion confirms the alert is no longer in the active feed; it does not by itself establish damage or other impacts.
- First collected
- Oct 16, 2026 · 12:57 AM CDT
- Record completed
- Oct 16, 2026 · 11:15 AM CDT
- Monitored duration
- 10 hours, 17 minutes
- Official severity
- Severe
- Named areas
- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains
- Official expiration
- Oct 16, 2026 · 1:00 PM CDT
- Final monitor status
- Left the active NWS alert feed
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Record facts
- Event
- Freeze Watch
- Affected Texas areas
- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains
- Effective
- 2026-10-15T23:56:00-06:00
- Expires
- 2026-10-16T12:00:00-06:00
- Issuing authority
- NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Completed
Official record ended or left the source’s active window.
Instructions preserved with the record
Winds will be particularly hazardous at higher elevations where the
strongest winds are likely to occur. Be especially careful driving in
these mountainous areas. People driving high-profile vehicles should
strongly consider postponing travel in these areas until the winds
subside.
Delay travel through Guadalupe Pass or find another route, if
possible.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
This record is completed. Check current official sources before acting.Latest official-source information
* WHAT...Northeast winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph
expected, especially through Guadalupe Pass. For the Freeze Watch,
sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible.
* WHERE...Guadalupe Mountains of west Texas and Southeast New Mexico,
especially Guadalupe Pass.
* WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, until midnight MDT /1 AM CDT/
Friday Night. For the Freeze Watch, from late Friday night through
Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile
vehicles like campers, vans, and tractor trailers. Frost and freeze
conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and
possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Meaningful official changes
The complete source history remains preserved. Routine monitoring snapshots and small gauge fluctuations are condensed here for readability.
- Record completedOfficial record ended or left the source’s active window.
- First recordedNew official record added to the monitor.
Original source
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