51
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$1.1M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in San Saba County, Texas: 51 recorded events between 1988 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 74. That places the county #2,713 nationally and #216 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in San Saba County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in San Saba County is the 1990s, when 18 of the county's 51 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 Saba County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 19.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,713 for this hazard and #216 within Texas, putting it in the 14.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in San Saba County with 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 1994 | San Saba | 0 | 0 | 1 | $50K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2025 | SAN SABA CO MUNI ARP | 60 | $0 |
| Apr 18, 2024 | SAN SABA | 65 | $0 |
| Jul 14, 2022 | BEND | 65 | $0 |
| Jul 9, 2022 | SAN SABA CO MUNI ARP | 58 | $0 |
| May 24, 2022 | RICHLAND SPGS | 70 | $0 |
| May 27, 2020 | SAN SABA | 52 | $0 |
| May 26, 2018 | RICHLAND SPGS | 74 | $0 |
| Apr 16, 2015 | ALGERITA | 52 | $0 |
| Oct 13, 2014 | BEND | 61 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2014 | SELLMAN | 52 | $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
Severe thunderstorms brought strong winds to San Saba county resulting in widespread wind damage across much of the county. Tree and power lines were reported down across the county with the worst damage reported in the northern portions of the county.
The sheriff's office reported dime-size hail in Richland Springs. Several minutes later wind gust to 60 mph, and dime-size hail were reported by the public in Richland Springs. The sheriff's office then reported a funnel cloud and quarter-size hail in Sloan, west of San Saba. A tornado was later reported in Hall Valley, only minor damage in a field was reported. One inch hail was reported in the city of San Saba by a Television-36 stormtracker.
The San Saba Emergency Manager reported uprooted trees in Richland Springs and winds estimated at 80 to 90 mph, between 850 and 900 PM. A National Weather Service Survey Team found lots of evidence of damaging straight line winds around 80 to 85 mph. In addition to the damaging thunderstorm winds, softball sized hail fell in a 9 mile by 2 mile swath northeast and southwest of Richland Springs. This swath of hail extended northeast towards Locker, Spring Creek and Algerita and southwest across Richland Springs. ||This combination of wind and hail damaged or destroyed numerous vehicles, broke windows, damaged siding and roofs on many homes. One trailer was destroyed by the damaging thunderstorm winds. All of the debris was aligned from northeast to southwest. We observed many oak trees that were completely defoliated. There were many broken tree branches and some trees were uprooted. Livestock were also killed by the damaging winds and large hail stones.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in San Saba County, Texas?
51 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in San Saba County between 1988 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in San Saba County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in San Saba County measured 74.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for San Saba 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 Saba County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/san-saba-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.