69
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$769K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Duval County, Texas: 69 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #2,565 nationally and #191 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Duval County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Duval County is the 2010s, when 18 of the county's 69 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 Duval County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 31.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,565 for this hazard and #191 within Texas, putting it in the 18.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Duval County with 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2005 | SAN JOSE | 87 | 0 | 1 | $150K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2025 | SAN DIEGO | 61 | $0 |
| May 9, 2025 | SAN DIEGO | 61 | $0 |
| May 9, 2025 | SAN DIEGO | 61 | $0 |
| May 9, 2025 | SEVEN SISTERS | 53 | $0 |
| May 18, 2021 | SAN DIEGO | 65 | $25K |
| May 18, 2021 | BENAVIDES | 65 | $20K |
| May 18, 2021 | SAN JOSE | 56 | $10K |
| May 18, 2021 | BENAVIDES | 74 | $25K |
| May 18, 2021 | BENAVIDES | 56 | $10K |
| Aug 3, 2020 | SAN DIEGO | 52 | $15K |
Other hazards here
More from Duval County
- Hail 84
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
An NWS storm survey concluded straight line winds severely damaged roughly 15 homes, a community center and church. Nearly all the damage was observed on the northwest sides of the structres with debris scattered to the southeast. Two mobile home were completely destoyed, with one man injured that was inside one of the mobile homes. The two mobile homes that were completly destroyed were oriented north-northeast to south-southwest, perpendicular to the northwest to southeast straight-line winds observed on radar. The damage from the two mobile homes was thrown to the southeast roughly 20 yards. In addition numerous large trees and power poles were uprooted and broken, all lying to the southeast direction. Several vehicles were also damaged by the uprooted trees and debris from homes. Winds were estimated between 80 and 100 mph.
Numerous large tree limbs were snapped and a few trees completely uprooted. Several power poles were blown down. At a high school, stadium lights were damaged and a dugout roof was ripped off at the baseball field. The high school roof auditorium was also damaged. Part of a gymnasium roof was also torn off. A NWS storm survey of the damage in Benavides revealed a divergent, downburst wind pattern about 1 mile wide and 3 miles long on the southwest side of the town, near Highway 359 and 339. Damage was mainly to trees, metal roofs and weaker, west facing structures.
An NWS storm survey observed straight-line wind damage along a 4 to 5 mile path from the intersection of FM 1329 and FM 2295 southward. Numerous large limbs on mesquite trees had been snapped as well as power lines and poles blown down. An empty grain silo was also destoyed and a newly framed house was blown of its foundation. All damage was lying towards the southeast direction. Winds were estimated between 80 and 100 mph.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Duval County, Texas?
69 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Duval County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Duval County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Duval County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Duval 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 Duval County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/duval-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.