High Wind in Texas, October 16 to 17, 1999

Name: High Wind in Texas, October 16 to 17, 1999
Start: 1999-10-16T23:45
End: 1999-10-17T11:00
Location: Texas

October 16 to 17, 1999 · NWS MAF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Van Horn/Guadalupe Mountains Area

When: October 16, 11:45 PM MST to October 17, 11:00 AM MST
Where: Van Horn/Guadalupe Mountains Area forecast zone
Measured: 45 kt (52 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong winds behind a cold front blew cold air through Guadalupe pass for many hours overnight. Although the peak wind was only 52 mph, the sustain winds were 40+ mph for over 11 hours. In addition to the winds, low clouds and fog shrouded the mountains as well.

What these are

High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, October 1999

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5724668.