Freeze Watch issued October 15 at 11:56PM MDT until October 17 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
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* WHAT...Northeast winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected, especially through Guadalupe Pass. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible. * WHERE...Guadalupe Mountains of west Texas and Southeast New Mexico, especially Guadalupe Pass. * WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, until midnight MDT /1 AM CDT/ Friday Night. For the Freeze Watch, from late Friday night through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles like campers, vans, and tractor trailers. Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Winds will be particularly hazardous at higher elevations where the strongest winds are likely to occur. Be especially careful driving in these mountainous areas. People driving high-profile vehicles should strongly consider postponing travel in these areas until the winds subside. Delay travel through Guadalupe Pass or find another route, if possible. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
- Event time
- Source last updated
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- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- US
- Severity
- Severe
- area
- Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains
- event
- Freeze Watch
- onset
- 2026-10-17T03:00:00-06:00
- states
- ["NM","TX"]
- urgency
- Future
- certainty
- Possible
- effective
- 2026-10-15T23:56:00-06:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cc0157370501feefe619dc02dc99f9f945356a53.001.1
- references
- []
- instruction
- Winds will be particularly hazardous at higher elevations where the strongest winds are likely to occur. Be especially careful driving in these mountainous areas. People driving high-profile vehicles should strongly consider postponing travel in these areas until the winds subside. Delay travel through Guadalupe Pass or find another route, if possible. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
- message type
- Alert
- location basis
- Approximate: centers of the NWS zones listed in the alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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