81
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$599K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Dickens County, Texas: 81 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 83. That places the county #2,454 nationally and #167 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Dickens County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Dickens County is the 2020s, when 30 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 Dickens County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 23.9% 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
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Dickens County with 29 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, 2006 | SPUR | 83 | 0 | 2 | $300K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2025 | MC ADOO | 59 | $0 |
| May 25, 2025 | SPUR | 53 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | MC ADOO | 55 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2024 | MC ADOO | 62 | $0 |
| May 16, 2024 | MC ADOO | 58 | $0 |
| May 2, 2024 | MC ADOO | 60 | $0 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | SPUR | 58 | $0 |
| Apr 9, 2024 | SPUR | 51 | $0 |
| Sep 16, 2023 | MC ADOO | 78 | $0 |
| Jul 16, 2023 | MC ADOO | 54 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Dickens County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A severe thunderstorm produced extreme winds and resulted in extensive damage in Spur around 19:30 CST on the 11th. Local officials and media reported that "dozens" of homes and businesses were damaged, and that one family was left homeless and treated for injuries.The Texas Spur newspaper reported that a mobile home was destroyed when the walls were "collapsed" by the winds. The family inside took shelter underneath a table inside the home, but two people present sustained injuries. The Spur Farmer's Co-Op Gin sustained extensive roof damage, and a gas pump canopy was blown a considerable distance downwind and caused secondary damage as the un-earthed skids accompanied the sailing debris. The roof of a church suffered severe damage, and a city-owned maintenance barn was destroyed. Additionally, City Hall experienced damage, and a pivot irrigation system was destroyed.Local officials and newspaper reports indicate that an automated weather station operated by a private utility company recorded a maximum wind gust of 91 mph at 19:24 CST.
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Spur recorded a wind gust to 80 mph. Furthermore, a swath of thunderstorm wind damage was observed near Spur to approximately six miles north of Spur. Fire department personnel in Spur reported 20 utility poles blown over along Farm to Market Road 1868 just northwest of Spur. Also, a roof was blown off of a house near the intersection of Texas Highway 70 and County Road 466.
An intermittent swath of damaging winds, at times combined with large hail, accompanied a complex of thunderstorms from near Afton to Spur. A barn was destroyed near Patton Springs School east of Afton, where the public estimated gusts up to 60 mph at 19:43 CST. Downed utility lines resulted in electrical outages near that community. ||The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet additionally recorded a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust at 20:35 CST near Spur. Minor damage was reported at the Spur Fire Station where a power line was blown down and several antennas were damaged. In addition, some shingles were reportedly blown off of homes in Spur. No injuries were reported.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Dickens County, Texas?
81 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Dickens County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Dickens County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Dickens County measured 83.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Dickens 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 Dickens County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/dickens-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.