395
Recorded events
3
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$1.1M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Rusk County, Texas: 395 recorded events between 1958 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 100. That places the county #219 nationally and #11 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Rusk County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Rusk County is the 2010s, when 123 of the county's 395 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 Rusk County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 50.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #219 for this hazard and #11 within Texas, putting it in the 93.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Rusk County with 84 recorded events, while Dec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 1994 | Henderson | 0 | 1 | 2 | $50K |
| Apr 12, 1986 | 74 | 1 | 0 | $0 | |
| Apr 12, 1986 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2026 | TATUM | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 18, 2026 | KILGORE | 52 | $0 |
| Feb 14, 2026 | CRAIG | 52 | $0 |
| Oct 28, 2025 | PINEHILL | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | TURNERTOWN | 56 | $0 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | FRIAR | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | HENDERSON | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 12, 2025 | PITNER JCT | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2025 | OVERTON | 60 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2025 | TATUM | 60 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Rusk County
- Hail 242
- Tornado 67
- Flash Flood 57
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A 3-week old child was killed and two persons sustained minor injuries when a mobile home was rolled by high winds and heavily damaged. Roofs were partially blown off two houses and a barn was damaged. Damage was estimated at over $25,000. M01M
Strong winds downed trees throughout the county. One tree fell on top of a home in the 700 block of Slaydon Street. Several metal buildings at the Lowe's Hardware Store on US Hwy. 79 South were destroyed and scattered across a vacant lot. Another large tree fell on a home on Shawnee Trail with trees on a home in the 800 block of South Main Street. Trees were also downed on the carport of a residence on FM 3135.
An NWS Storm Survey team concluded that the damage northwest of the Garrison, Texas community was consistent with that of straight line wind gusts. Three chicken houses were heavily damaged or destroyed on FM 95 at CR. 3257. Also, a culvert was lifted out of a ditch and destroyed.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Rusk County, Texas?
395 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Rusk County between 1958 and 2026, causing 3 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Rusk County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Rusk County measured 100.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Rusk 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 Rusk County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/rusk-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.