168
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
5
Direct injuries
$816K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Carson County, Texas: 168 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #1,340 nationally and #72 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Carson County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Carson County is the 2000s, when 58 of the county's 168 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 Carson County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 18.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,340 for this hazard and #72 within Texas, putting it in the 57.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Carson County with 49 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 1998 | CONWAY | 65 | 0 | 4 | $0 |
| Apr 29, 2012 | CONWAY | 61 | 0 | 1 | $50K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2025 | PANTEX | 65 | $0 |
| Sep 17, 2025 | PANHANDLE | 74 | $60K |
| Jul 23, 2025 | MASTERSON | 57 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2025 | SKELLYTOWN | 70 | $10K |
| Jul 21, 2025 | WHITE DEER | 74 | $10K |
| Jul 12, 2025 | PANTEX | 56 | $0 |
| Jul 12, 2025 | PANTEX | 60 | $0 |
| Jul 12, 2025 | PANTEX | 70 | $0 |
| Jul 9, 2025 | PANHANDLE | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 6, 2024 | PANTEX | 51 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Carson County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Local law enforcement officials reported that three eighteen wheeler tractor trailer rigs were either rolled over or blown into a ditch along Interstate 40 between Amarillo and Groom. There was one minor injury reported.
The National Weather Service Office in Lubbock Texas relayed a report from a member of the public who said that two large trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts about six miles north of Panhandles Texas. No injuries or other damages were reported.
A discrete thunderstorm moved southeastward across Carson County during the morning hours of the 19th. The outflow from this storm lifted a trampoline in Skellytown (Carson County), and lofted it into a tree. The thunderstorm continued moving to the southeast after producing this outflow.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Carson County, Texas?
168 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Carson County between 1959 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Carson County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Carson County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Carson 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 Carson County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/carson-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.