115
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$554K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Oldham County, Texas: 115 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 83. That places the county #2,006 nationally and #114 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Oldham County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Oldham County is the 2020s, when 41 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 Oldham County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 25.1% 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 Oldham County with 47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2004 | ADRIAN | 61 | 0 | 1 | $150K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2025 | ADRIAN | 64 | $0 |
| Jul 6, 2025 | ADRIAN | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 6, 2025 | ADRIAN | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 23, 2025 | BOYS RANCH | 51 | $0 |
| Jun 23, 2025 | ADRIAN | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 22, 2025 | ADRIAN | 51 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | VEGA | 56 | $2K |
| Jun 2, 2025 | ADRIAN | 53 | $0 |
| May 27, 2025 | VEGA | 57 | $0 |
| Sep 17, 2024 | ADRIAN | 64 | $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
Tractor trailer overturned on Interstate 40 due to the high winds and wind damage to crops in the area. Also…two pivot sprinklers sustained major damage four or five miles east of the town of Simms Texas. One pivot sprinkler was twisted and the other was completely turned over. No injuries reported.
A trained spotter reported that thunderstorm wind gusts had blown down a telephone pole and also a storage building was destroyed and windows were broken in a residential structure. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities.
Scattered thunderstorms developed over Oldham County during the evening hours of the 25th. While over the city of Adrian (Oldham County), a downburst gust was estimated to be 60 mph by a member of the Adrian (Oldham County) Fire and Rescue. After producing the downburst the thunderstorms diminished.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Oldham County, Texas?
115 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Oldham County between 1959 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Oldham County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Oldham County measured 83.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Oldham 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 Oldham County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/oldham-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.