Freeze Watch — Davis MountainsFreeze Watch — Davis Mountains
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 Davis 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, 18 minutes
- Official severity
- Severe
- Named areas
- Davis 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
- Davis 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 this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution and keep both hands on the
steering wheel.
Secure loose objects that could be damaged or blown away by strong
winds.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
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* WHAT...Northeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. For
the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible.
* WHERE...In New Mexico, Central Lea and Northern Lea Counties. In
Texas, Davis Mountains.
* WHEN...For the Wind Advisory, until 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ Friday. For
the Freeze Watch, from late Friday night through Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds may blow around unsecured objects. 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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