Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Thunderstorm Wind in Liberty County, Texas

137

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

3

Direct injuries

$1.1M

Property damage

Thunderstorm Wind in Liberty County, Texas: 137 recorded events between 1963 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #1,694 nationally and #87 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Thunderstorm Wind in Liberty County, Texas: events per decade

Thunderstorm Wind in Liberty County, Texas: recorded events per decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Liberty County, Texas: recorded events per decade

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Liberty County is the 1990s, when 41 of the county's 137 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 Liberty County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 38.5% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,694 for this hazard and #87 within Texas, putting it in the 46.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

8Jan
3Feb
14Mar
15Apr
30May
18Jun
17Jul
9Aug
7Sep
6Oct
5Nov
5Dec

May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Liberty County with 30 recorded events, while Feb 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

DateLocationScaleDeathsInjuriesDamage
Aug 11, 2014CLEVELAND MUNI ARPT5002$25K
Apr 6, 1990001$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC

Most recent

Latest recorded events

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Oct 25, 2025CLEVELAND50$0
Jun 5, 2024DAYTON50$0
Jun 1, 2024DAYTON51$0
Mar 22, 2024MOSS HILL52$0
Mar 22, 2024MOSS HILL52$0
Mar 22, 2024MOSS HILL52$0
Mar 22, 2024KENEFICK52$0
Jun 8, 2023CLEVELAND MUNI ARPT50$0
May 19, 2021DEVERS50$0
Apr 19, 2020CLEVELAND56$1K
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Liberty County, Texas?

137 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Liberty County between 1963 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Liberty County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Liberty County measured 65.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Liberty 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.

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“Thunderstorm Wind in Liberty County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/liberty-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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