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High Wind in Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains, Texas

High Wind April 17, 2026 · Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains, Texas

61 mph

Measured gust (53 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The West Texas Mesonet station 60 Pine Springs GMNP measured a 61 mph wind gust.

The wider storm

The base of an upper-level trough passed over the region on April 17th. The proximity of an associated upper-level jet allowed for a very brief period of high winds in the Guadalupe Mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1320656. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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