84
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.2M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Austin County, Texas: 84 recorded events between 1958 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #2,409 nationally and #162 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Austin County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Austin County is the 2000s, when 27 of the county's 84 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 Austin County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 37.0% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,409 for this hazard and #162 within Texas, putting it in the 23.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Austin County with 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2015 | SAN FELIPE | 55 | 1 | 0 | $2K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2026 | BUCKHORN | 56 | $0 |
| Oct 25, 2025 | SEALY | 52 | $0 |
| May 16, 2024 | BELLVILLE | 60 | $10K |
| Mar 15, 2024 | BELLVILLE | 55 | $10K |
| Feb 3, 2024 | FRYDEK | 52 | $0 |
| Feb 3, 2024 | NEW ULM | 52 | $10K |
| Jan 11, 2020 | WEHDEM | 65 | $3K |
| May 22, 2018 | SAN FELIPE | 53 | $2K |
| May 22, 2018 | BURLEIGH | 53 | $2K |
| May 23, 2017 | SEALY | 87 | $1.0M |
Other hazards here
More from Austin County
- Hail 65
- Flash Flood 41
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Severe thunderstorms moved rapidly across the Sealy area, and a very intense and wet microburst produced significant wind damage to trees, structures and utility poles. Wind gusts may have exceeded 80 to 100 mph. The most significant damage began along or just northwest of Interstate 10 a few miles west of Sealy and moved in an approximate two mile wide swath south of the Interstate toward Highway 36. Damage included an 18 wheeler truck blown over, car windows blown out and part of a roof blown off at Sealy High School.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Austin County, Texas?
84 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Austin County between 1958 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Austin County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Austin County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Austin 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 Austin County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/austin-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.