127
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$960K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Comanche County, Texas: 127 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #1,831 nationally and #102 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Comanche County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Comanche County is the 1990s, when 42 of the county's 127 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 Comanche County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 28.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,831 for this hazard and #102 within Texas, putting it in the 41.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Comanche County with 45 recorded events, while Dec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1991 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2025 | PROCTOR | 68 | $30K |
| Jul 9, 2025 | COMANCHE CO ARPT | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 4, 2025 | MERCERS GAP | 55 | $4K |
| Jun 4, 2025 | GUSTINE | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 4, 2025 | VANDYKE | 50 | $0 |
| Sep 9, 2023 | COMANCHE CO ARPT | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 26, 2023 | COMANCHE CO ARPT | 48 | $7K |
| May 7, 2023 | COMANCHE CO ARPT | 64 | $0 |
| Apr 29, 2021 | HASSE | 56 | $5K |
| Apr 29, 2021 | COMANCHE | 56 | $15K |
Other hazards here
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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
Severe thunderstorm winds, likely from the RFD of a supercell, caused damage about a mile east of DeLeon along Highway 6. Tree limbs were snapped, the metal roof of a building was partially peeled back, and light poles at a baseball field were snapped or knocked down.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Comanche County, Texas?
127 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Comanche County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Comanche County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Comanche County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Comanche 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 Comanche County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/comanche-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.