229
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$2.1M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Hutchinson County, Texas: 229 recorded events between 1959 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 108. That places the county #816 nationally and #41 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Hutchinson County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Hutchinson County is the 2020s, when 72 of the county's 229 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 Hutchinson County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 25.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #816 for this hazard and #41 within Texas, putting it in the 74.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Hutchinson County with 83 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 26, 1988 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2026 | BORGER | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 3, 2025 | BORGER | 55 | $500 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | STINNETT | 58 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2025 | BORGER | 52 | $200 |
| Apr 24, 2025 | STINNETT | 51 | $0 |
| Aug 3, 2024 | BORGER | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | BORGER | 59 | $0 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | HUTCHINSON CO ARPT | 51 | $0 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | BORGER | 57 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | FRITCH | 70 | $2K |
Other hazards here
More from Hutchinson County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Two thunderstorms merged northwest of Borger (Hutchinson County) around the 9 PM CST hour before collapsing upon it's own updraft. This produced an estimated 94 mph microburst in Borger (Hutchinson County) which bent traffic signs, metal power lines, and blew down tree limbs 2 miles north side of Borger (Hutchinson County). The microburst wind continued to move across the town producing widespread wind damage.
Two thunderstorms merged northwest of Borger (Hutchinson County) around the 9 PM CST hour before collapsing upon it's own updraft. This produced an estimated 94 mph microburst in Borger (Hutchinson County) which blew the roof completely off of a build in town. This microburst also bent a metal flag pole to a 45 degree angle off of the vertical, and 3 utility poles in a 10 square block in northwest Borger. The microburst wind continued to move across the town producing widespread wind damage.
Video and photos received over social media showed considerable damage to some older storage buildings and boats off of highway 136 on the southwest side of Fritch. Time of event was estimated based on radar and local mesonet.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Hutchinson County, Texas?
229 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Hutchinson County between 1959 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Hutchinson County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Hutchinson County measured 108.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Hutchinson 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 Hutchinson County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/hutchinson-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.