86
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.2M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Falls County, Texas: 86 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #2,388 nationally and #159 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Falls County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Falls County is the 2000s, when 22 of the county's 86 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 Falls County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 35.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,388 for this hazard and #159 within Texas, putting it in the 24.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Falls County with 27 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2025 | ROSEBUD | 52 | $4K |
| May 31, 2024 | MARLIN | 60 | $50K |
| Jun 17, 2023 | DURANGO | 61 | $100K |
| Jun 11, 2023 | ROSEBUD | 69 | $100K |
| Jun 11, 2023 | ROSEBUD | 65 | $100K |
| Jun 11, 2023 | DURANGO | 68 | $0 |
| Mar 21, 2022 | ROSEBUD | 43 | $1K |
| Jun 22, 2021 | BARCLAY | 52 | $25K |
| Apr 9, 2021 | ROSEBUD | 56 | $30K |
| Apr 9, 2021 | WESTPHALIA | 63 | $400K |
Other hazards here
More from Falls County
- Hail 96
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Thunderstorm winds caused damage to a large, new wood and metal airplane hanger located southwest of Lott. Many of the metal panels were removed from the barn and part of the barn collapsed. Many of the vintage internal contents were damaged. Wind driven hail also cracked and shattered windows and windshields, but no hail size could be obtained.
Thunderstorm winds caused damage to power poles and power lines in the Rosebud area. Some damage to outbuildings and other structures was also reported. Wind driven hail may have also cracked and shattered windows, but no hail size could be obtained.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Falls County, Texas?
86 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Falls County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Falls County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Falls County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Falls 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 Falls County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/falls-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.