193
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$10.8M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Cameron County, Texas: 193 recorded events between 1961 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 100. That places the county #1,092 nationally and #58 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Cameron County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Cameron County is the 2020s, when 57 of the county's 193 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 Cameron County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 35.3% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,092 for this hazard and #58 within Texas, putting it in the 65.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Cameron County with 69 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 1992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2025 | RANCHO VIEJO | 58 | $0 |
| May 30, 2025 | EVAN | 48 | $2K |
| Mar 28, 2025 | SANTA ROSA | 52 | $8K |
| Mar 27, 2025 | PORT ISABEL | 51 | $0 |
| May 14, 2024 | OLMITO | 52 | $0 |
| May 14, 2024 | BAYVIEW | 51 | $0 |
| Sep 16, 2023 | (HRL)RIO GRANDE ARPT | 64 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2023 | PORTWAY ACRES | 52 | $5K |
| Jun 8, 2023 | SAN BENITO | 52 | $1K |
| Jun 5, 2023 | PORTWAY ACRES | 52 | $15K |
Other hazards here
More from Cameron County
- Hail 101
- Flash Flood 92
- Tornado 68
- Flood 42
- Heavy Rain 40
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A cluster of potent thunderstorms developed in northeastern Mexico and moved north into Cameron County early Sunday morning. Within this cluster of storms, a strong linear downburst crossed South Padre Island from 1:24 AM CST to 1:40 AM CST. The South Padre Island Police Department reported downed power lines in between the paralleling Padre Blvd and Laguna Blvd on South Padre Island, and at one point all of South Padre Island had lost power due to 31 transmission poles that were taken down by the wind.
Thunderstorm winds of between 45 and 52 mph knocked down several palm fronds and blew unfastened lawn furniture around portions of the City of Los Fresnos to Harlingen. Harlingen/Valley International Airport recorded a wind gust of 52 mph at 2:46 PM CST.
Thunderstorm winds of just over 45 mph knocked down several palm fronds and blew unfastened lawn furniture around portions of the City of Brownsville to Los Fresnos. Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport recorded a wind gust of 46 mph at 2:17 PM CST.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Cameron County, Texas?
193 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Cameron County between 1961 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Cameron County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Cameron County measured 100.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Cameron 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 Cameron County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/cameron-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.