104
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$403K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Milam County, Texas: 104 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #2,170 nationally and #139 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Milam County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Milam County is the 2000s, when 27 of the county's 104 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 Milam County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 36.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,170 for this hazard and #139 within Texas, putting it in the 30.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Milam County with 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2015 | ROCKDALE | 61 | 0 | 1 | $50K |
| Dec 10, 1985 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2025 | BUCKHOLTS | 56 | $6K |
| Jun 1, 2025 | YARRELTON | 61 | $0 |
| May 23, 2024 | MAYSFIELD | 65 | $50K |
| May 23, 2024 | SAUER | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 11, 2023 | CAMERON | 56 | $12K |
| Jun 11, 2023 | BAILEYVILLE | 65 | $10K |
| May 6, 2023 | CAMERON MUNI ARPT | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 20, 2023 | GAUSE | 56 | $1K |
| Apr 3, 2023 | VAL VERDE | 56 | $0 |
| Mar 3, 2023 | MINERVA | 56 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Milam County
- Hail 82
- Flash Flood 58
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The Milam County emergency manager reported a mobile home was moved off the foundation piers on Green Street in Rockdale. Several trees were blown down, as were power lines. One Rockdale resident had a large tree fall through her home and she received minor head wounds.
The automated weather station at the Cameron Municipal Airpark (KT35) recorded a 58 mph wind gust. Several trees and power lines were blown down in the city. The newspaper also reported that some metal roofs were damaged and the roof of a historic, two-story building at US 79 and FM 908 was partially torn off.
Thunderstorm winds peeled the roof off the intake area at the Milano Livestock Exchange. Several trees were also knocked down by the strong winds. Many of the trees were likely already weakened by the extreme drought that had plagued the county over the past year.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Milam County, Texas?
104 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Milam County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Milam County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Milam County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Milam 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 Milam County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/milam-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.