182
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$1.2M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Brazos County, Texas: 182 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #1,190 nationally and #64 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Brazos County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Brazos County is the 2020s, when 46 of the county's 182 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 Brazos County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 40.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,190 for this hazard and #64 within Texas, putting it in the 62.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Brazos County with 31 recorded events, while Nov 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 1994 | 50 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | COLLEGE STATION | 56 | $5K |
| Aug 4, 2025 | COLLEGE STATION | 61 | $0 |
| Mar 4, 2025 | EDGE | 56 | $0 |
| Mar 4, 2025 | COLLEGE STATION | 52 | $0 |
| May 23, 2024 | EDGE | 53 | $0 |
| May 16, 2024 | COLLEGE STATION | 62 | $0 |
| Jun 11, 2023 | WELLBORN | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 11, 2023 | COLLEGE STATION | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 4, 2023 | BRYAN | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 4, 2023 | HARVEY | 50 | $15K |
Other hazards here
More from Brazos County
- Hail 176
- Flash Flood 46
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Significant straight line wind damage to businesses between Rock Prairie and Wellborn Streets. Majority of roof torn off a veterinary medical center on Wellborn Road. Storm also damaged the roof and windows of the College Station Middle School affecting five classrooms and one laboratory. Numerous trees were uprooted throughout area blocking portions of Victoria Road while one tree crushed a vehicle on West Rock Prairie Road near Dowling Road. Reported damage to livestock hutches over at Texas A&M.
High winds associated with a bow echo moving through south central College Station produced damage near the SW Parkway between Anderson and Texas Streets. There were reports of numerous fences blown over, downed medium to large tree limbs and blown over gas staion awnings and signs. There were also reports of damaged roofs and cars by the blowing debris.
Trees downed across several locations around the Bryan and College Station areas. Reports of trees down included, but not limited to, Elmo Weeden and Brookwood Roads, FM 1179 and Grassbur Roads, Dick Elliott and the Old Spanish Trial, Old Bundick and Macey Road and FM 974 and North Country Drive.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Brazos County, Texas?
182 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Brazos County between 1955 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Brazos County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Brazos County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Brazos 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 Brazos County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/brazos-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.