High Wind Warning — Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet & Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains
Completed Official expiration Oct 17 · 10:00 am CDT
Use the preserved timeline and official source to review what was issued. This status does not establish damage or other impacts.
Official warned area
The map distinguishes an official point, official warning/perimeter geometry, and optional satellite thermal detections. Aerial imagery is a basemap and may be older than the incident.
For the High Wind Warning, especially Guadalupe Pass, northeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 expected.
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains
What the preserved official data shows
This High Wind Warning 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 · 11:15 AM CDT
- Record completed
- Oct 16, 2026 · 7:45 PM CDT
- Monitored duration
- 8 hours, 30 minutes
- Official severity
- Severe
- Named areas
- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains
- Official expiration
- Oct 17, 2026 · 10:00 AM CDT
- Final monitor status
- Left the active NWS alert feed
Official warning details — archived wording
For the High Wind Warning, especially Guadalupe Pass, northeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 expected.
Guadalupe Mountains of west Texas and Southeast New Mexico.
For the High Wind Warning, until midnight MDT /1 AM CDT/ tonight. For the Freeze Warning, from 3 AM MDT /4 AM CDT/ to 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ Saturday.
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.
Official timeline
- Warning issuedHigh Wind Warning issued for Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains.
- Final monitor changeOfficial record ended or left the source’s active window.
- Official expirationThe expiration time preserved from the official warning.
Other active Texas warnings
No other warning-level Texas alerts are currently in the monitor.
Instructions preserved with the warning
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.