Severe Weather History


Texas High Wind History: 5,895 Recorded Events

5,922

Recorded events

1

Counties affected

7

Direct deaths

$60.1M

Property damage

Texas high wind history: 5,922 recorded events across 1 counties between 1996 and 2026.

Decade by decade

Texas high wind history by decade

Texas high wind history: recorded events per decade
Texas high wind history: recorded events per decade

The 2020s are the busiest decade on record with 1 reported high wind events across Texas. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.

County ranking

Counties with the most high wind events in Texas

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Lubbock County10$02022–2022
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

All hazards in Texas · High Wind across the U.S.