68
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$158K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Culberson County, Texas: 68 recorded events between 1969 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #2,576 nationally and #194 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Culberson County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Culberson County is the 2010s, when 25 of the county's 68 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 Culberson County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 48.9% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,576 for this hazard and #194 within Texas, putting it in the 18.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Culberson County with 25 recorded events, while Feb 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 17, 1996 | VAN HORN | 0 | 0 | 1 | $50K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2025 | VAN HORN CO ARPT | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 10, 2025 | PINE SPGS | 64 | $0 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | PINE SPGS | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 8, 2023 | VAN HORN CO ARPT | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 8, 2023 | (GDP)GUADALUPE PASS | 58 | $0 |
| Aug 8, 2023 | PINE SPGS | 54 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2023 | VAN HORN CO ARPT | 55 | $0 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | (GDP)GUADALUPE PASS | 53 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2023 | LOBO VLY | 52 | $5K |
| May 9, 2023 | VAN HORN | 56 | $50K |
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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
Culberson County emergency manager reported a power outage in Van Horn with roof damage to the Knights Inn. Photos showed part of the roof peeled up and ripped off of the motel with damage to nearby vehicles and powerlines. Damage was likely caused by a localized dry microburst based on satellite data. Wind speeds are estimated to have been between 60-70 mph. Property damage costs are a rough estimate.
A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced wind damage in Van Horn. A large tin roof was blown off of a building and onto a highway. There was other wind damage around town such as fences and power lines blown down. The damage was likely caused by a microburst. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
A thunderstorm that moved across Van Horn produced a localized area of damaging straight-line winds as the core of this storm collapsed just south of the town. Culberson County Office of Emergency Management reported ten snapped powerline poles one to two miles south of Van Horn along Highway 90 that resulted in a town-wide power outage. It was determined by the National Weather Service that the damage was caused by a microburst after re-evaluating radar data and assessing the damage remotely using photos sent in by the Culberson County emergency management. Winds were estimated to be near 100 mph. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Culberson County, Texas?
68 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Culberson County between 1969 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Culberson County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Culberson County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Culberson 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 Culberson County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/culberson-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.