117
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$5.4M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Hardin County, Texas: 117 recorded events between 1961 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 120. That places the county #1,976 nationally and #110 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Hardin County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Hardin County is the 2000s, when 29 of the county's 117 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 Hardin County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 39.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,976 for this hazard and #110 within Texas, putting it in the 37.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Hardin County with 30 recorded events, while Oct 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 29, 2019 | KOUNTZE SILSBEE ARPT | 120 | 0 | 1 | $3.0M |
| May 30, 1996 | SOUR LAKE | 0 | 0 | 1 | $1.1M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2026 | SILSBEE | 50 | $5K |
| Feb 14, 2026 | ARIOLA | 50 | $5K |
| Feb 14, 2026 | ARIOLA | 61 | $0 |
| May 27, 2025 | FLETCHER | 50 | $2K |
| May 30, 2024 | SILSBEE | 50 | $0 |
| May 28, 2024 | VILLAGE MILLS | 50 | $1K |
| May 28, 2024 | KOUNTZE | 50 | $2K |
| May 17, 2024 | FRESENIUS | 50 | $0 |
| May 17, 2024 | SARATOGA | 50 | $2K |
| May 16, 2024 | LELAVALE STATION | 50 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Hardin County
- Hail 91
- Flash Flood 47
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A thunderstorm downburst produced wind gusts of 90 to 100 mph across parts of Hardin County from Kountze to Silsbee. Damage started around the Hwy 326/ Hwy 770 intersection southwest of Kountze, where numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. Part of the roof of the Hardin County Show Barn was ripped off. ||In Kountze, several trees were snapped or uprooted near the county courthouse. The intermediate school lost part of a metal roof on the gymnasium.||Further south, a church lost part of its roof on Hwy 96, and part of the roof at the Hawthorne Airport hangar came off. A small building near the airport was flipped over. A man that was in the building received minor injuries.||The Enchanted Forest subdivision near Silsbee was hit especially hard. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped, with several homes having roof damage when trees landed on them. ||The area of damage was 7040 yards wide.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Hardin County, Texas?
117 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Hardin County between 1961 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Hardin County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Hardin County measured 120.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Hardin 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 Hardin County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/hardin-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.