Texas, 2025High 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
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- None recorded
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- None recorded
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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.
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.
- 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.
- High Wind in North Dakota, October 20, 202558 kt wind · 15 events
- High Wind in South Dakota, October 20 to 21, 202555 kt wind · 7 events
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Colorado, October 20, 202567 kt wind · 5 events
- High Wind in Montana, October 20, 202556 kt wind · 4 events
- High Wind in South Dakota, October 20, 202550 kt wind · 2 events
- High Wind in New Mexico, October 20, 2025$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events
- High Wind in Colorado, October 20, 202555 kt wind · 2 events
- High Wind in Kansas, October 20, 202550 kt wind · 2 events
- Waterspouts in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, October 20, 20252 events
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.