Thunderstorm Wind in Washington County, Texas

Thunderstorm Wind in Washington County, Texas: 72 recorded events between 1965 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #2,540 nationally and #187 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Washington County is the 2000s, when 24 of the county's 72 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 Washington County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 33.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,540 for this hazard and #187 within Texas, putting it in the 19.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Washington County with 20 recorded events, while Mar 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.

• Hail 55
• Flash Flood 41

Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Washington County, Texas?

72 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Washington County between 1965 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Washington County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Washington County measured 78.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Washington 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.