Texas, 1999

High Wind in Texas, September 28 to 29, 1999

September 28 to 29, 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
September 28, 4:45 PM MST to September 29, 3:00 AM MST
Where
Van Horn/Guadalupe Mountains Area forecast zone
Measured
54 kt (62 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Northeast winds in the wake of a cold front through Guadalupe Pass were sustained at over 40 mph for about 10 hours as high pressure filled into the region. The maximum sustained wind during the event was 51 mph and the peak gust was 62 mph.

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

More

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5716945.