129
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
5
Direct injuries
$6.7M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Guadalupe County, Texas: 129 recorded events between 1960 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #1,806 nationally and #99 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Guadalupe County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Guadalupe County is the 2010s, when 38 of the county's 129 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 Guadalupe County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 35.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,806 for this hazard and #99 within Texas, putting it in the 42.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Guadalupe County with 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 1988 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $0 | |
| Mar 20, 2002 | COUNTYWIDE | 0 | 0 | 2 | $500K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2025 | BEHRING STORE | 55 | $0 |
| May 2, 2025 | SEGUIN | 61 | $10K |
| May 2, 2025 | SEGUIN | 52 | $2K |
| May 2, 2025 | CLEAR SPG | 52 | $2K |
| May 10, 2024 | STAPLES | 61 | $10K |
| May 10, 2024 | SEGUIN BEICKER ARPT | 50 | $0 |
| May 10, 2024 | BEHRING STORE | 53 | $0 |
| May 10, 2024 | SULLIVAN | 51 | $0 |
| May 10, 2024 | SULLIVAN | 52 | $2K |
| May 10, 2024 | CLEAR SPG | 53 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Guadalupe County
- Hail 110
- Flash Flood 95
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Damaging winds were reported in and around the city of Seguin for more than an hour. The winds toppled over trees and power lines, leaving over 50 percent of the city without power. Several cars were damaged when trees and tree limbs were blown onto them.
The bow-shaped line along the Comal-Bexar-Wilson line moved into Hays and Guadalupe Counties near midnight, continuing to produce widespread wind gusts of 40 to 50 knots, with spotty higher gusts near 70 knots. Most of the damage in Guadalupe County consisted of trees that had been blown over.
Straight line thunderstorm winds from a small microburst caused extensive tree damage to an area near Lake Dunlap and Clear Springs. Hardest hit areas were between Zip Road and Potthast Drive near the Guadalupe River bend. Large trees were broken and toppled. Many trees fell on homes and cars in the neighborhood. A roof was blown off a mobile home along Highway 46 in Clear Springs.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Guadalupe County, Texas?
129 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Guadalupe County between 1960 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Guadalupe County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Guadalupe County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Guadalupe 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 Guadalupe County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/guadalupe-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.