81
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$6.0M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Comal County, Texas: 81 recorded events between 1963 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #2,454 nationally and #167 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Comal County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Comal County is the 2010s, when 23 of the county's 81 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 Comal County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 19.6% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,454 for this hazard and #167 within Texas, putting it in the 22.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Comal County with 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2025 | CANYON RES | 87 | $20K |
| Oct 25, 2025 | CANYON RES | 87 | $25K |
| Oct 25, 2025 | CANYON RES | 50 | $0 |
| Oct 25, 2025 | CANYON RES | 52 | $5K |
| May 23, 2025 | HUNTER | 56 | $5K |
| May 2, 2025 | DITTLINGER | 56 | $0 |
| May 10, 2024 | FISCHER | 61 | $2K |
| Oct 5, 2023 | SATTLER | 61 | $10K |
| Aug 22, 2023 | NEW BRAUNFELS | 52 | $2K |
| Apr 21, 2023 | CANYON RES | 50 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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- Flash Flood 135
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A bow-shaped echo across Comal, Bexar and Wilson Counties began producing severe winds just before midnight that were estimated generally in the 60 to 70 knot range. The storms produced widespread wind gusts of 40 to 50 knots, with spotty higher gusts near 70 knots. Most of the damage was to trees that were knocked over in the southern portion of Comal County.
An NWS survey team observed a home with a portion of its roof removed and thrown 100 yards to the east-northeast. Approximately 150 yards to the east-northeast of the house, the roof of a detached garage was blown off. Large tree limbs and power poles were also broken close to these structures. These buildings were located on the western top of a high ridge, and the portion of the roofs removed were exposed to the west. When overlaying radar data, the most likely cause of this damage were the roofs being |completely exposed to the surging rear-flank downdraft at a significantly higher elevation than surrounding homes that were not damaged. Wind speeds were estimated at 100 mph.
An NWS survey team observed a home on Sundown Trail with a portion of its roof removed. This house was located on the western top of a high ridge, and the portion of the roof removed was exposed to the west. When overlaying radar data, the most likely cause of this damage was the roof being completely exposed to the surging rear-flank downdraft at a significantly higher elevation than surrounding homes that were not damaged. These straight-line winds were estimated to be near 100 mph.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Comal County, Texas?
81 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Comal County between 1963 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Comal County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Comal County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Comal 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 Comal County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/comal-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.