High Wind Warning — Western El Paso County + 6 more areas
Completed Official expiration Oct 16 · 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
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For the High Wind Warning, northeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust possible.
Western El Paso County; Eastern/Central El Paso County; Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains; Salt Basin; Southern Hudspeth Highlands; Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties; Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County
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 Western El Paso County; Eastern/Central El Paso County; Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains; Salt Basin; Southern Hudspeth Highlands; 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 15, 2026 · 6:30 PM CDT
- Record completed
- Oct 16, 2026 · 10:20 AM CDT
- Monitored duration
- 15 hours, 50 minutes
- Official severity
- Severe
- Named areas
- Western El Paso County; Eastern/Central El Paso County; Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains; Salt Basin; Southern Hudspeth Highlands; additional areas in official record
- Official expiration
- Oct 16, 2026 · 10:00 AM CDT
- Final monitor status
- Left the active NWS alert feed
Official warning details — archived wording
For the High Wind Warning, northeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust possible.
Far West Texas and Otero Mesa.
For the High Wind Warning, until noon MDT Friday. For the Blowing Dust Advisory, until 9 AM MDT Friday.
Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility. Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
Official timeline
- Warning issuedHigh Wind Warning issued for Western El Paso County; Eastern/Central El Paso County; Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains; Salt Basin; Southern Hudspeth Highlands; Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties; Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County.
- 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
Persons with respiratory problems should make preparations to stay indoors until the storm passes. Be ready for a sudden drop in visibility to near zero. If you encounter blowing dust or blowing sand on the roadway or see it approaching, pull off the road as far as possible and put your vehicle in park. Turn the lights all the way off and keep foot off the brake pedal. Remember, 'Pull Aside, Stay Alive'. People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind.
This record is completed. Check current official sources before acting.