52
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.4M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Gonzales County, Texas: 52 recorded events between 1955 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 90. That places the county #2,700 nationally and #214 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Gonzales County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Gonzales County is the 1990s, when 13 of the county's 52 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 Gonzales County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 23.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,700 for this hazard and #214 within Texas, putting it in the 14.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Gonzales County with 18 recorded events, while Oct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2024 | GONZALES | 65 | $5K |
| May 13, 2024 | SMILEY | 52 | $5K |
| May 10, 2024 | GONZALES | 52 | $2K |
| Jan 8, 2024 | GONZALES MUNI ARPT | 61 | $5K |
| Jan 8, 2024 | GONZALES | 61 | $5K |
| Jun 22, 2021 | SANDY FORK | 61 | $10K |
| May 28, 2020 | SATURN | 70 | $10K |
| Jun 6, 2019 | NIXON | 61 | $10K |
| Jun 6, 2019 | COST | 61 | $5K |
| May 9, 2019 | GONZALES | 56 | $10K |
Other hazards here
More from Gonzales County
- Flash Flood 91
- Hail 51
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
As the line of thunderstorms associated with the late season cold front moved southward into Gonzales County, they produced severe winds that knocked over trees and blew down power lines just north of Gonzales. The severe winds also damaged a trailer in the area.
The bow-shaped line along the Hays-Guadalupe-Wilson Counties accelerated as it crossed into Caldwell and Gonzales Counties near 12:30 am CST. The storms were now producing widespread wind gusts of 60 to 70 knots, with spotty higher gusts approaching 80 knots. Again, most of the damage was in the form of trees blown down, with some damages to roofs of homes.
Strong thunderstorm winds, estimated at 50 mph, blew down several trees, large limbs, and produced roof damage on several buildings and homes. The damage was mainly found a few blocks either side of Highway 90 and east of Highway 97 near Waelder.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Gonzales County, Texas?
52 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Gonzales County between 1955 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Gonzales County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Gonzales County measured 90.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Gonzales 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 Gonzales County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/gonzales-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.