Thunderstorm Wind in Newton County, Texas

Thunderstorm Wind in Newton County, Texas: 137 recorded events between 1964 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 67. That places the county #1,694 nationally and #87 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Newton County is the 2000s, when 51 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 Newton County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 53.5% of all recorded severe weather across 6 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.

May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Newton County with 25 recorded events, while Sep 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.

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How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Newton County, Texas?

137 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Newton County between 1964 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Newton County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Newton County measured 67.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Newton 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.