115
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$605K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Garza County, Texas: 115 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 82. That places the county #2,006 nationally and #114 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Garza County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Garza County is the 2000s, when 40 of the county's 115 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 Garza County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 32.1% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,006 for this hazard and #114 within Texas, putting it in the 36.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Garza County with 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2006 | JUSTICEBURG | 78 | 0 | 1 | $350K |
| Jun 12, 1997 | POST | 55 | 0 | 1 | $15K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2025 | GRAHAM CHAPEL | 58 | $0 |
| May 25, 2025 | GRAHAM CHAPEL | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 29, 2025 | POST | 56 | $0 |
| Nov 18, 2024 | GRAHAM CHAPEL | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 8, 2024 | GRAHAM CHAPEL | 63 | $0 |
| Jun 1, 2024 | GRAHAM CHAPEL | 53 | $0 |
| May 2, 2024 | GRAHAM CHAPEL | 53 | $0 |
| Apr 9, 2024 | JUSTICEBURG | 60 | $0 |
| Sep 16, 2023 | GRAHAM CHAPEL | 53 | $0 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | POST | 51 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Damaging winds spread southward over Garza County as a large complex of severe thunderstorms impacted the area during the late afternoon hours on the 22nd. Storm spotters initially estimated wind gusts up to 70 MPH in Post at 15:23 CST. By 15:25 CST, local authorities reported that many large trees and utility lines had been blown down in the city. The Texas Tech West Texas Mesonet observations indicated peak gusts to 73 MPH in the vicinity. The severe winds began to affect the Lake Alan Henry area by 16:10 CST, when a gust of 69 MPH was recorded by the West Texas Mesonet near the lake. Severe thunderstorm winds intermittently gusted to near 70 MPH at the lake until 16:22 CST. A local newspaper additionally reported that some minor structural damage also occurred in Post. No injuries were reported.
A series of downbursts caused a swath of light to moderate damage from Post southeast to Lake Alan Henry. In Post, the metal roof to the city maintenance building was peeled back causing some water damage to the materials and electronics inside. Farther southeast near Lake Alan Henry, very minor damage to boat storage facilities was noted in addition to a damaged road sign.
The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site southwest of Graham measured a 59 mph wind gust as a thunderstorm moved through. This swath of damaging downburst winds continued northeast into Post, producing tree damage and lifting the roof off of a shed.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Garza County, Texas?
115 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Garza County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Garza County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Garza County measured 82.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Garza 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 Garza County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/garza-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.