137
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
4
Direct injuries
$8.3M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Gaines County, Texas: 137 recorded events between 1964 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #1,694 nationally and #87 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Gaines County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Gaines County is the 2000s, when 39 of the county's 137 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 Gaines County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 28.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,694 for this hazard and #87 within Texas, putting it in the 46.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Gaines County with 55 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 27, 2007 | SEMINOLE | 85 | 0 | 4 | $5.0M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2025 | SEMINOLE ARPT | 74 | $10K |
| Jun 14, 2025 | SEMINOLE | 55 | $0 |
| Jun 14, 2025 | SEAGRAVES | 60 | $0 |
| Jun 10, 2025 | SEAGRAVES | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 3, 2025 | SEMINOLE | 53 | $0 |
| Jun 3, 2025 | SEMINOLE | 56 | $3K |
| Sep 22, 2024 | HIGGINBOTHAM | 87 | $50K |
| Sep 22, 2024 | HIGGINBOTHAM | 87 | $10K |
| Sep 22, 2024 | HIGGINBOTHAM | 87 | $30K |
| Jun 10, 2024 | SEMINOLE | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Gaines County
- Hail 233
- Flash Flood 67
- Tornado 40
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
An isolated severe thunderstorm rapidly intensified as it moved to the south into Northern Gaines County just east of Seagraves. Doppler radar showed this storm to have VILs in excess of 50 kg/m2 for several volume scans as it entered the county. VILs and low-level reflectivity decreased significantly during and shortly after the time severe weather was reported. The MAF evening sounding suggested the potential for hybrid microbursts, with wind gusts over 75 knots possible.A trailer house and barn one mile east of the city limits were demolished, and the roofs off three hangars at the municipal airport farther east of town were partly or totally removed. Other structures from eastern city limits to a couple miles east of the city limits incurred similar damage. The most costly damage was to the cotton crops, which were days away from being harvested. Winds estimated at or above 80 mph levelled these crops with pea-sized and smaller hail. A 17,000 pound tractor was also moved over 100 feet and 23 center-pivot irrigation systems were at least overturned.
A thunderstorm moved across Gaines County and produced wind damage about three miles southwest of Seagraves. Several power lines were blown down due to thunderstorm winds at County Road 226 and US 385. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
Severe thunderstorm winds blew through Seagraves in northern Gaines County taking down a cell phone tower and blowing a tree onto a house. Several reports of damage were received by police in Seagraves according to the local newspaper. A Texas Tech Mesonet site one mile southwest of Seagraves recorded wind gusts of 74 and 75 mph during the time damage was reported to have occurred.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Gaines County, Texas?
137 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Gaines County between 1964 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Gaines County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Gaines County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Gaines 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 Gaines County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/gaines-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.