78
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$571K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Martin County, Texas: 78 recorded events between 1978 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #2,481 nationally and #172 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Martin County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Martin County is the 2000s, when 23 of the county's 78 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 Martin County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 25.5% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,481 for this hazard and #172 within Texas, putting it in the 21.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Martin 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2025 | TARZAN | 53 | $0 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | TARZAN | 55 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2025 | TARZAN | 58 | $0 |
| May 31, 2024 | TARZAN | 53 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2023 | TARZAN | 59 | $0 |
| Feb 17, 2022 | TARZAN | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2021 | TARZAN | 54 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2021 | TARZAN | 56 | $3K |
| Jun 26, 2021 | TARZAN | 60 | $0 |
| Mar 13, 2021 | STANTON | 52 | $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
The storm which produced the tornado quickly evolved from a classic supercell structure to a high precipition supercell as the occlusion process occured. This transition resulted in a broad swath of very strong and damaging southwest to west winds which crossed Highway 349. The most intense damage occurred along the stretch of Highway 349 from the intersection with 176 to about 6 miles south of that intersection. This damage correlated with a strong low level divergent pattern in radar velocity products, indicative of an intense downburst in the forward flank downdraft of the storm. These winds blew down numerous power poles (up to twenty-five) from the intersection of Highways 349 and 176, south to ten miles south of that intersection. One metal light pole, which was snapped at the base, was rated to withstand 80 MPH winds.
A thunderstorm moved over Martin County and produced strong winds ten miles northeast of Tarzan on a farm. Two old wooden barns were destroyed, and a 20 by 20 foot portable metal building was overturned. There was an estimate of about ten power poles down, and large tree limbs were broke. The cost of damage is a rough estimate.
A thunderstorm moved across Martin County and produced wind damage in Stanton. There was a roof partially blown off of a home in Stanton. A large tree was also blown down. The time of damage was estimated from radar. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Martin County, Texas?
78 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Martin County between 1978 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Martin County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Martin County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Martin 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 Martin County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/martin-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.