94
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$15.8M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in San Augustine County, Texas: 94 recorded events between 1959 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 100. That places the county #2,281 nationally and #150 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in San Augustine County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in San Augustine County is the 2000s, when 27 of the county's 94 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 San Augustine County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 50.3% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,281 for this hazard and #150 within Texas, putting it in the 27.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in San Augustine County with 17 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2026 | CHINQUAPIN | 52 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2026 | BROADDUS | 52 | $0 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | MACUNE | 52 | $0 |
| Oct 28, 2025 | DENNING | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2025 | CONVILLE | 87 | $0 |
| Jun 3, 2024 | DENNING | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 1, 2024 | FORDS CORNER | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 29, 2024 | SAN AUGUSTINE | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 29, 2024 | SAN AUGUSTINE ARPT | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 29, 2024 | BROADDUS | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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- Hail 49
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Numerous trees and powerlines were toppled. Literally hundreds of trees were uprooted of snapped. A number of homes and automobiles throughout the area suffered damage. Several chicken houses had their roofs blown off. The Sabine National Forest suffered over 70,000 acres of damage with 5,000 acres completely levelled resulting in 300 million board feet of timber damaged. Six million dollars in damage belongs to property while nine million dollars belongs to timber loss.
The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey in Nacogdoches and San Augustine County and concluded that damage was the result of a major downburst. Hundreds of trees from Chireno to San Augustine and to the south were either uprooted or snapped. A few single story homes in the Denning area sustained major structural damage due to large oak trees falling onto the homes. Several chicken houses were damaged by the downburst winds along FM road 1196. The roofs were peeled back. Numerous cars were damaged due to fallen trees, such as along FM road 1277, where two full size trucks were pinned by large oak trees.
A downburst occurred as an eastward moving line of severe thunderstorms moved across Lake Sam Rayburn. Winds likely accelerated across the open waters before slamming into the westward exposed shoreline at the Shirley Creek Marina south of Etoile. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. The boat awning at the marina was damaged, and several residences sustained minor damage to their roofing shingles. One residence was severely damaged, as a large portion of the roof deck was uplifted and the walls partially collapsed. Wind speeds were estimated to be between 100-110 mph.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in San Augustine County, Texas?
94 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in San Augustine County between 1959 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in San Augustine County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in San Augustine County measured 100.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for San Augustine 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 San Augustine County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/san-augustine-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.