Texas, 2025

High Wind in Texas, October 20, 2025

October 20, 2025 · NWS MAF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Breezy westerly winds developed in response to lee cyclogenesis in the Central Plains on the 20th. Upper-level flow over western portions of our area was strong enough to yield high winds in the Guadalupe Mountains during the morning on this day.

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The toll

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

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What happened

The episode as NWS MAF wrote it up.

Breezy westerly winds developed in response to lee cyclogenesis in the Central Plains on the 20th. Upper-level flow over western portions of our area was strong enough to yield high winds in the Guadalupe Mountains during the morning on this day.

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Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains

When
October 20, 5:59 AM CST to 10:58 AM CST
Where
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains forecast zone
Measured
53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
31.447, -104.517 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The West Texas Mesonet station at Pine Springs measured intermittent high wind gust between 6:59am and 11:58am CDT. The highest gust recorded was 61 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.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1292387.