214
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
$5.9M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Upshur County, Texas: 214 recorded events between 1959 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #927 nationally and #47 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Upshur County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Upshur County is the 2010s, when 55 of the county's 214 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 Upshur County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 50.4% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #927 for this hazard and #47 within Texas, putting it in the 70.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Upshur County with 40 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2020 | EAST MTN | 61 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Nov 5, 1994 | Gilmer | 0 | 0 | 2 | $5K |
| Jul 13, 2008 | EAST MTN | 54 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2026 | SMITH | 78 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2026 | SMITH | 78 | $0 |
| Feb 14, 2026 | UNION GROVE | 52 | $0 |
| Feb 14, 2026 | UNION GROVE | 52 | $0 |
| Feb 14, 2026 | UNION GROVE | 52 | $0 |
| Feb 14, 2026 | PRITCHETT | 52 | $0 |
| Feb 14, 2026 | GILMER UPSHUR CO ARP | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 28, 2025 | GILMER | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 28, 2025 | GILMER | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | PRITCHETT | 56 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Upshur County
- Hail 138
- Flash Flood 41
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Several trees and power lines were downed across the county. Several trees were uprooted on Brooksey and the east end of Madelaine Street. One tree fell on a home at 804 N. Bledsoe. The community of Big Sandy were also hit hard where 15 trees were downed on powerlines at one time. A tree also fell across Shattles Road near FM 49. Two trees in the Big Sandy City Park were uprooted. On Wildcat Drive, a tree fell on an empty brown building and split it in half. A huge tree also fell across a boat of a Gilmer resident and across a carport. Another tree fell atop a home at 200 Meason.
Numerous trees were felled across Hwy 271. Winds turned over a Cessna 150 single engine airplane at the Gilmer Upshur County Airport. Several businesses in Gilmer also suffered wind damage. Winds blew the roof off a barn at a tree farm. A portable workshop building at the Gilmer lumber company suffered minor damage when it blew over onto a truck parked alongside it.
An NWS Storm Survey team determined that the damage in and around the Union Hill community was consistent with that of straight line wind gusts to near 80 mph. The local high school had roof damage with several other homes receiving damage from fallen trees.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Upshur County, Texas?
214 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Upshur County between 1959 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Upshur County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Upshur County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Upshur 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 Upshur County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/upshur-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.