114
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$1.1M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Floyd County, Texas: 114 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 80. That places the county #2,025 nationally and #120 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Floyd County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Floyd County is the 2000s, when 28 of the county's 114 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 Floyd County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 24.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,025 for this hazard and #120 within Texas, putting it in the 35.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Floyd County with 45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 1995 | Floydada | 0 | 0 | 1 | $80K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2026 | FLOYDADA | 51 | $0 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | FLOYDADA | 56 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2025 | SOUTH PLAINS | 51 | $0 |
| May 2, 2024 | FLOYDADA | 54 | $0 |
| Oct 4, 2023 | FLOYDADA | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 14, 2023 | SOUTH PLAINS | 63 | $0 |
| Jun 1, 2023 | FLOYDADA | 53 | $0 |
| Aug 29, 2022 | FLOYDADA | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2022 | FLOYDADA | 54 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2022 | SOUTH PLAINS | 54 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Floyd County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Spotters affiliated with the Floyd County Sheriff's office estimated 60 to 70 mph winds in town. The wind damaged the roofs of several homes and businesses, destroyed several center pivot irrigation systems, snapped at least 56 power poles and blew down trees.
The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet station at Floydada measured a wind gust to 84 mph. There were several reports of storm damage in Floydada. The roof was damaged to the Floyd County Historical Museum as well as a gas station. Also, the building sustained water damage with several inches of standing water inside the building. A couple of semi-trailers were blown over in addition to several large tree limbs and power poles downed in Floydada. Snow plows were additionally deployed in Floydada to remove wind-blown and drifting small hail that covered roadways.
As severe thunderstorms and their associated damaging winds spread northeastward into southern Floyd County, at least fifteen medium voltage utility poles were snapped. Some of the poles were broken up to ten feet from their base.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Floyd County, Texas?
114 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Floyd County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Floyd County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Floyd County measured 80.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Floyd 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 Floyd County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/floyd-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.