171
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$1.8M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Lamb County, Texas: 171 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 76. That places the county #1,300 nationally and #71 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Lamb County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Lamb County is the 2000s, when 51 of the county's 171 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 Lamb County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 32.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,300 for this hazard and #71 within Texas, putting it in the 58.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Lamb County with 57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2001 | FIELDTON | 0 | 0 | 1 | $15K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2025 | OLTON | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2025 | OLTON | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2025 | OLTON | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | OLTON | 56 | $0 |
| May 26, 2025 | OLTON | 50 | $0 |
| May 26, 2025 | AMHERST | 70 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | BECK | 52 | $0 |
| Nov 2, 2024 | SPADE | 59 | $0 |
| Sep 18, 2024 | EARTH | 60 | $0 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | OLTON | 51 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Lamb County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A broadcast media automated weather station at Del-Tex Airport in Olton measured a wind gust to 69 mph. Significant wind damage was reported in Olton by the emergency manager. Several power lines and trees were downed along with roof damage.
The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site south of Olton recorded thunderstorm wind gusts of 76 mph and 75 mph at 15:23 CST and 15:29 CST respectively. These winds occurred as a severe thunderstorm quickly moved northeastward over extreme western Hale County. The outflow winds spread northwestward and impacted portions of eastern Lamb County near Olton. Eye-witness accounts suggest that gustnadoes may have spun-up along the gust front as it raced north-northwestward in advance of the parent anticyclonic (left) splitting storm. The winds, or perhaps an associated gustnado, caused significant damage at a residence in the community of Correy. Stucco siding and roof shingles were blown off of the structure. The U.S. Department of Agriculture additionally reported that a center pivot irrigation system also was destroyed. No injuries were reported.
A National Weather Service post-storm survey revealed that damaging thunderstorm winds destroyed a center-pivot irrigation system just south of U.S. Highway 70 north of Sudan. The event time is estimated based on Doppler radar data.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Lamb County, Texas?
171 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Lamb County between 1959 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Lamb County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Lamb County measured 76.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Lamb 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 Lamb County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/lamb-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.