179
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$672K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Deaf Smith County, Texas: 179 recorded events between 1962 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 100. That places the county #1,224 nationally and #67 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Deaf Smith County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Deaf Smith County is the 2010s, when 79 of the county's 179 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 Deaf Smith County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 29.9% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,224 for this hazard and #67 within Texas, putting it in the 61.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Deaf Smith County with 62 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2025 | HEREFORD MUNI ARPT | 53 | $0 |
| Sep 23, 2025 | HEREFORD | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 12, 2025 | WALCOTT | 58 | $0 |
| Jun 10, 2025 | WALCOTT | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 10, 2025 | WALCOTT | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2025 | WALCOTT | 52 | $0 |
| May 27, 2025 | HEREFORD | 59 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2024 | WALCOTT | 53 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2024 | HEREFORD | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2024 | BOOTLEG | 65 | $0 |
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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
The Deaf Smith County Emergency Manager reported that ten power poles had been blown down near the intersection of Farm to Market Road 2856 and Farm to Market Road 1058 west of Hereford by the thunderstorm wind gusts. Also…a well house had been blwon away off of Farm to Market Road 1057 about eight miles north of Farm to Market Road 1058.
The broadcast media reported that power lines were on U.S. Highway 385 at the intersection with County Road 25 while several power poles were leaning. The broadcast media also reported that a tin roof and wooden debris were scattered across both sides of U.S. Highway 385 and that large tree branches were strewn across the road.
A line of thunderstorms moved eastward across Deaf Smith County during the evening hours of the 8th. As the line moved towards the town of Hereford (Deaf Smith County), another embedded core descended and produced a downburst. This downburst knocked power lines down across the city of Hereford (Deaf Smith County) as reported by the Deaf Smith County Emergency Manager. The line continued moving eastward across the county after producing this downburst, and no injuries were reported in association to this damage.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Deaf Smith County, Texas?
179 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Deaf Smith County between 1962 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Deaf Smith County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Deaf Smith County measured 100.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Deaf Smith 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 Deaf Smith County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/deaf-smith-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.