92
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$297K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Briscoe County, Texas: 92 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 76. That places the county #2,309 nationally and #151 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Briscoe County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Briscoe County is the 2010s, when 26 of the county's 92 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 Briscoe County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 26.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,309 for this hazard and #151 within Texas, putting it in the 26.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Briscoe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2025 | SILVERTON | 56 | $0 |
| Jul 22, 2025 | QUITAQUE | 61 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2025 | CAPROCK CANYONS STATE PARK | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2025 | SILVERTON | 69 | $0 |
| May 30, 2024 | SILVERTON | 51 | $0 |
| Apr 9, 2024 | CAPROCK CANYONS STATE PARK | 76 | $0 |
| Feb 27, 2023 | SILVERTON | 67 | $0 |
| Aug 29, 2022 | CAPROCK CANYONS STATE PARK | 53 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2022 | SILVERTON | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | SILVERTON | 57 | $0 |
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Numerous reports of wind-blown hail were received from the Quitaque vicinity. Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated near 60 mph blew golfball to softball size hail through many windows in the town. Combined damages from wind and hail were estimated to approach $200,000. No injuries were reported.
A traveling downburst produced measured wind gusts ranging from 61 mph to 69 mph across southeastern Briscoe County. The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet station located southeast of Silverton recorded a peak gust of 61 mph at 905 pm CST and a similar site at Caprock Canyons State Park recorded multiple severe gusts between 905 pm CST and 917 pm CST. Additionally, a NWS COOP observer reported some downed trees and broken power poles throughout far southeastern Briscoe County. At Caprock Canyons State Park, a water plant north of Lake Theo suffered some structural damage and one fence near the maintenance area was damaged.
An emergency manager reported wind damage just west of Quitaque with wind gusts estimated to 70 mph. Along with area roofs being damaged, some mobile homes were shifted from their foundation and tree limbs up to eight inches in diameter were snapped. In Quitaque, winds of similar magnitude removed the top of the town's old water tower.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Briscoe County, Texas?
92 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Briscoe County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Briscoe County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Briscoe County measured 76.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Briscoe 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 Briscoe County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/briscoe-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.