89
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
$1.1M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Reeves County, Texas: 89 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 113. That places the county #2,346 nationally and #154 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Reeves County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Reeves County is the 2010s, when 28 of the county's 89 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 Reeves County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 22.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,346 for this hazard and #154 within Texas, putting it in the 25.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Reeves County with 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2020 | ARNO | 113 | 0 | 1 | $500K |
| Jun 8, 2010 | PECOS | 56 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
| May 29, 1998 | PECOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | $15K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2025 | ARNO | 87 | $25K |
| Jun 11, 2025 | TOYAH LAKE | 55 | $0 |
| Jun 10, 2025 | SAN MARTINE | 64 | $0 |
| Jul 12, 2023 | RIVERTON | 58 | $0 |
| Jul 4, 2023 | TOYAH LAKE | 57 | $0 |
| Jul 17, 2021 | PECOS | 78 | $60K |
| May 12, 2020 | PECOS | 53 | $0 |
| Mar 14, 2020 | ARNO | 113 | $500K |
| Aug 28, 2019 | PECOS | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 28, 2019 | PECOS | 61 | $2K |
Other hazards here
More from Reeves County
- Hail 206
- Tornado 48
- Flash Flood 45
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A thunderstorm developed over eastern Culberson County and moved east northeast into northern Reeves County. This storm strengthened as it moved into Reeves County and produced significant damage to the Highway 285 RV Park about 15 miles southeast of Orla. It was determined by a National Weather Service survey team that damage to the RV park was the result of rear-flank downdraft winds which was a straight-line wind event. The survey team estimated the wind speeds to be 100-130 miles per hour based on damage to the RV park. This was based on damage to trailers, outbuildings, vehicles, and other structures. It was determined that the swath of damaging winds was around 300 yards wide and 0.75 miles in length. There was one major injury related to this event. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
A thunderstorm cluster moving over the city of Pecos had a cell that produced a wet macroburst causing widespread minor wind damage. Damaged were an airport hangar, 8 utility poles and 2 transformers, an animal shelter, fences, and roofs of a few businesses.
A thunderstorm moved across Reeves County and produced wind damage near Pecos. It was likely a microburst with winds estimated to be 90 mph. The winds damaged three travel trailers. The time 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 Reeves County, Texas?
89 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Reeves County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Reeves County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Reeves County measured 113.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Reeves 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 Reeves County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/reeves-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.