54
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$184K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Concho County, Texas: 54 recorded events between 1973 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #2,687 nationally and #213 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Concho County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Concho County is the 1990s, when 17 of the county's 54 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 Concho County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 20.1% of all recorded severe weather across 4 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,687 for this hazard and #213 within Texas, putting it in the 15.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Concho 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 1989 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2025 | MILLERSVIEW | 51 | $0 |
| Sep 16, 2023 | MILLERSVIEW | 64 | $0 |
| Jun 24, 2023 | EDEN | 52 | $0 |
| May 13, 2023 | MILLERSVIEW | 63 | $0 |
| May 4, 2023 | MILLERSVIEW | 59 | $0 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | MILLERSVIEW | 65 | $0 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | MILLERSVIEW | 60 | $0 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | MILLERSVIEW | 54 | $0 |
| May 16, 2018 | EDEN | 52 | $0 |
| May 16, 2018 | EDEN | 65 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Concho County
- Hail 173
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A two week period of frequent severe weather came to a close on the 10th. A weak tornado was reported by the Terry County Sheriff's Office in east Brownfield. It caused about $20 thousand in damages and tossed a large metal shed about 275 feet and destroyed it. Otherwise, there were numerous reports of dime to golf ball-size hail, especially in Hale, Lubbock, and Floyd Counties. Baseball-size hail was reported close to Guthrie by the King County Sheriff's Office, but caused no known damage. In northern Dickens County, a female was injured after being struck by lightning. She suffered superficial burns, plus headaches, soreness, and numbness for several days. It was foggy and storms were at least five miles away at the time of theincident. She had been standing in her backyard just 50 to 100 feet away from several large trees and an antenna.
A two week period of frequent severe weather came to a close on the 10th. A weak tornado was reported by the Terry County Sheriff's Office in east Brownfield. It caused about $20 thousand in damages and tossed a large metal shed about 275 feet and destroyed it. Otherwise, there were numerous reports of dime to golf ball-size hail, especially in Hale, Lubbock, and Floyd Counties. Baseball-size hail was reported close to Guthrie by the King County Sheriff's Office, but caused no known damage. In northern Dickens County, a female was injured after being struck by lightning. She suffered superficial burns, plus headaches, soreness, and numbness for several days. It was foggy and storms were at least five miles away at the time of theincident. She had been standing in her backyard just 50 to 100 feet away from several large trees and an antenna.
Downburst winds reached speeds of 67 mph at the NWS Office in San Angelo. Minor damage to roofs and tree limbs resulted. As the storm moved into Concho County, a cooperative observer reported winds in excess of 60 mph in Paint Rock. No significant damage was noted in Paint Rock.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Concho County, Texas?
54 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Concho County between 1973 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Concho County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Concho County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Concho 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 Concho County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/concho-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.