48
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$907K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Stonewall County, Texas: 48 recorded events between 1963 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 95. That places the county #2,737 nationally and #219 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Stonewall County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Stonewall County is the 2010s, when 16 of the county's 48 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 Stonewall County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 22.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,737 for this hazard and #219 within Texas, putting it in the 13.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Stonewall 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2009 | ASPERMONT | 66 | 0 | 1 | $250K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 | ASPERMONT | 57 | $0 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | ASPERMONT | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | ASPERMONT | 59 | $0 |
| May 25, 2025 | ASPERMONT | 57 | $0 |
| May 25, 2025 | ASPERMONT | 53 | $0 |
| Jun 22, 2023 | PEACOCK | 95 | $0 |
| May 23, 2023 | ASPERMONT | 70 | $0 |
| Jun 22, 2019 | ASPERMONT | 50 | $0 |
| May 2, 2018 | ASPERMONT | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 1, 2017 | ASPERMONT | 56 | $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
A severe thunderstorm produced damaging winds in the Aspermont vicinity shortly after 21:30 CST on the 16th. This was the second storm to cause damage in and around Aspermont in as many weeks, following a previously damaging storm which struck on the 5th.||The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site just northeast of the city recorded gusts of 63 mph and 66 mph between 21:35 CST and 21:45 CST. Reports from local newspapers and the Aspermont Fire Department indicated that several structures, including at least one home, received significant roof damage. Several additional light weight structures were destroyed, and damage to utility poles and trees was widespread. The magnitude of structural damage within the city suggest that winds may have approached 80 mph. No injuries were reported.
Damaging thunderstorm winds impacted the Aspermont vicinity around 19:30 CST on the 5th. The winds caused widespread tree damage and tore tin off of several lightweight structures. Some large trees that were more than thirty years old were reportedly split and uprooted from the storm. A brick store-front was blown off of a Main Street building that dated back to the 1920s. The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site northeast of Aspermont recorded a peak gust of 70 mph at 19:40 CST. A local utility company reported the loss of more than fifty wooden power poles across portions of Stonewall County and neighboring King County during the storms. No injuries were reported.
The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet recorded a peak thunderstorm wind gust of 77 mph at 21:20 CST. The Stonewall County Judge reported that the winds downed several utility poles just east of Aspermont, and that electrical power was lost at several residences through the night.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Stonewall County, Texas?
48 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Stonewall County between 1963 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Stonewall County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Stonewall County measured 95.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Stonewall 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 Stonewall County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/stonewall-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.