Wind Advisory — Brooks + 5 more areasWind Advisory — Brooks + 5 more areas
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 Wind Advisory left the National Weather Service active-alert feed after being preserved by Texas Hazard Watch. The official record named Brooks; Inland Kenedy; Southern Hidalgo; Inland Willacy; Inland Cameron; additional areas in official record. 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 · 5:55 PM CDT
- Record completed
- Oct 17, 2026 · 2:08 AM CDT
- Monitored duration
- 8 hours, 13 minutes
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Named areas
- Brooks; Inland Kenedy; Southern Hidalgo; Inland Willacy; Inland Cameron; additional areas in official record
- Official expiration
- Oct 17, 2026 · 7:00 AM CDT
- Final monitor status
- Left the active NWS alert feed
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Record facts
- Event
- Wind Advisory
- Affected Texas areas
- Brooks; Inland Kenedy; Southern Hidalgo; Inland Willacy; Inland Cameron; Northern Hidalgo
- Effective
- 2026-10-16T17:49:00-05:00
- Expires
- 2026-10-17T07:00:00-05:00
- Issuing authority
- NWS Brownsville TX
Completed
Official record ended or left the source’s active window.
Instructions preserved with the record
Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.
Latest official-source information
* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* WHERE...Brooks, Inland Kenedy, Southern Hidalgo, Inland
Willacy, Inland Cameron and Northern Hidalgo Counties.
* WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.
Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may
result.
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
This record is derived from an official public source. Texas Hazard Watch preserves and organizes it but does not replace the issuing authority.