121
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.1M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Eastland County, Texas: 121 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 80. That places the county #1,924 nationally and #106 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Eastland County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Eastland County is the 1990s, when 41 of the county's 121 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 Eastland County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 23.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,924 for this hazard and #106 within Texas, putting it in the 38.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Eastland County with 31 recorded events, while Dec 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 21, 2025 | DESDEMONA | 61 | $0 |
| May 23, 2025 | RISING STAR | 61 | $7K |
| May 23, 2025 | PIONEER | 61 | $7K |
| May 23, 2025 | PIONEER | 65 | $12K |
| May 23, 2025 | EASTLAND MUNI ARPT | 65 | $0 |
| Apr 19, 2025 | CISCO | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2025 | OLDEN | 65 | $15K |
| Apr 3, 2025 | EASTLAND MUNI ARPT | 66 | $75K |
| Apr 3, 2025 | EASTLAND | 65 | $15K |
| Apr 3, 2025 | CISCO MUNI ARPT | 54 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Eastland County
- Hail 268
- Tornado 56
- Flash Flood 46
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Scattered tree damage was reported in Rising Star where large tree limbs and small trees were knocked over by thunderstorm winds. One large tree was uprooted and fell onto part of a manufactured home. Another tree fell on a parked minivan.
Damage occurred at the Stephens Bay RV Park at Lake Leon. A few fences were damaged, the roof of a dilapidated barn was partially torn off and a few RVs were turned on their sides. The metal awning of at least one free-standing car port was also peeled off.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Eastland County, Texas?
121 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Eastland County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Eastland County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Eastland County measured 80.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Eastland 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 Eastland County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/eastland-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.