86
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$11.5M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Bee County, Texas: 86 recorded events between 1960 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #2,388 nationally and #159 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Bee County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Bee County is the 2010s, when 20 of the county's 86 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Bee County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 30.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,388 for this hazard and #159 within Texas, putting it in the 24.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Bee County with 25 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2025 | MINERAL | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 12, 2025 | TULETA | 52 | $0 |
| May 13, 2024 | PETTUS | 61 | $0 |
| Aug 16, 2023 | TYNAN | 50 | $5K |
| Jul 23, 2023 | BEEVILLE | 52 | $50K |
| Jun 14, 2021 | BEEVILLE | 56 | $25K |
| Jun 14, 2021 | BEEVILLE | 56 | $200K |
| May 18, 2021 | PAWNEE | 56 | $15K |
| Apr 24, 2021 | BEEVILLE | 50 | $5K |
| May 28, 2020 | BEEVILLE | 56 | $100K |
Other hazards here
More from Bee County
- Hail 86
- Flash Flood 59
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
NWS Storm Survey team concluded a macroburst of straight line winds impacted Bee County. The greatest concentration of damage occurred from 10 miles northwest of Beeville to Beeville to Skidmore to east of Papalote. Peak wind speeds were estimated to be between 80 and 85 mph in Beeville and between 85 to 90 mph in Skidmore. This caused extensive and widespread tree damage, crop damage, and numerous bent or blown down utility poles. Many homes and mobile homes were damaged, mainly from falling tree limbs. A grain silo was blown down and damage occurred to the Bonnie plant farm on the south side of Beeville. Large trees were blown down in Skidmore.
The Sheriff's Department reported damage across much of the county. Thunderstorms moving through Bee County knocked down numerous trees and more than 30 power lines. Ten mobile homes suffered structural damage or were destroyed, and a house was damaged. The damage was very sporadic across the county, leading some to question whether a tornado might have occurred. No funnels or tornadoes, however, were reported to have been sighted. No injuries were indicated.
A supercell moved southeast across Live Oak County into Bee County. This storm produced a 5 to 10 mile swath of damage mainly due to high winds. A couple of semi-trucks were turned over along Interstate 37. Several power poles were snapped or leaned over along with highway signs being blown over and business signs blown out. Medium to large tree branches were snapped in some areas along the path. Damage to cables on cell phone towers was also observed. The winds were estimated to be 60 to 70 mph with gusts as high as 80 mph.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Bee County, Texas?
86 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Bee County between 1960 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Bee County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Bee County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Bee County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Bee County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/bee-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.