133
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$855K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Orange County, Texas: 133 recorded events between 1957 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 73. That places the county #1,756 nationally and #95 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Orange County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Orange County is the 2000s, when 34 of the county's 133 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 Orange County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 40.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,756 for this hazard and #95 within Texas, putting it in the 44.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Orange County with 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2009 | PINE FOREST | 52 | 1 | 0 | $3K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2026 | LITTLE CYPRESS | 50 | $1K |
| Feb 14, 2026 | PINE FOREST | 50 | $0 |
| Oct 26, 2025 | WEST ORANGE | 50 | $1K |
| Oct 25, 2025 | LITTLE CYPRESS | 50 | $1K |
| Sep 17, 2025 | WEST ORANGE | 50 | $2K |
| Apr 10, 2024 | VIDOR | 50 | $3K |
| Jul 17, 2023 | ORANGE | 50 | $0 |
| May 8, 2023 | WEST ORANGE | 50 | $10K |
| May 8, 2023 | BOBSHER | 51 | $0 |
| Oct 27, 2021 | VIDOR | 50 | $50K |
Other hazards here
More from Orange County
- Hail 77
- Flash Flood 63
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
An 84 year old Pine Forest resident was killed at his residence on Hulett Street by a fallen tree limb. As the man arrived home at his residence and exited a vehicle, a tree limb as large as a car was blown out of a 60 foot tall pine tree and crushed both him and the vehicle.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Orange County, Texas?
133 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Orange County between 1957 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Orange County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Orange County measured 73.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Orange 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 Orange County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/orange-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.