180
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
4
Direct injuries
$355K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Haskell County, Texas: 180 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 86.96. That places the county #1,211 nationally and #66 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Haskell County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Haskell County is the 2010s, when 42 of the county's 180 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 Haskell County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 31.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,211 for this hazard and #66 within Texas, putting it in the 61.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Haskell County with 61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2002 | LAKE STAMFORD | 61 | 1 | 2 | $0 |
| Sep 21, 1992 | 56 | 0 | 2 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | WEINERT | 54 | $0 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | WEINERT | 57 | $0 |
| Jul 9, 2025 | HASKELL | 58 | $0 |
| Jul 9, 2025 | WEINERT | 54 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2025 | HASKELL | 57 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2025 | WEINERT | 63 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2025 | ROCHESTER | 70 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | HASKELL | 64 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | HASKELL | 60 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2025 | HASKELL | 57 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Haskell County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Winds estimated at 70 mph blew through the town of Haskell. Most of the damage was to a local hardware store, where outside merchandise was scattered up to one half mile away. Tree limbs were also snapped throughout the community.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Haskell County, Texas?
180 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Haskell County between 1955 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Haskell County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Haskell County measured 86.96.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Haskell 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 Haskell County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/haskell-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.