43
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$532K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Upton County, Texas: 43 recorded events between 1967 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #2,775 nationally and #226 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Upton County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Upton County is the 2000s, when 18 of the county's 43 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 Upton County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 16.3% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,775 for this hazard and #226 within Texas, putting it in the 12.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Upton County with 15 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2025 | MC CAMEY | 65 | $0 |
| Oct 16, 2022 | MC CAMEY UPTON CO AR | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | MC CAMEY | 59 | $0 |
| Oct 13, 2018 | MC CAMEY | 60 | $0 |
| Jul 5, 2017 | MC CAMEY | 51 | $0 |
| Mar 29, 2017 | RANKIN ARPT | 61 | $3K |
| Mar 29, 2017 | MC CAMEY | 78 | $10K |
| Aug 1, 2008 | RANKIN ARPT | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2008 | RANKIN ARPT | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 10, 2008 | RANKIN | 52 | $1K |
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
Damaging thunderstorm winds swept over portions of Upton County during the early morning hours of the 3rd. A storage shed that was located at an oil field near the intersection of Farm to Market Road 1492 and Texas Highway 329 was destroyed. Debris from the shed was blown into an electrical transformer and caused additional damage including power outages.
A thunderstorm moved across Upton County and produced thunderstorm wind damage northeast of McCamey. Powerlines were blown down on Ranch to Market Road 2463 between US 67 and TX 329. Eight power poles were snapped along this stretch of road. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
Lightning struck an oil tank battery in southwestern Upton County, resulting in signifcant damge to the tanks. Golf ball-size hail damaged a vehicle east of McCamey, and downburst winds blew a tree into a pickup truck northeast of McCamey.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Upton County, Texas?
43 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Upton County between 1967 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Upton County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Upton County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Upton 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 Upton County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/upton-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.