Thunderstorm Wind in Mills County, Texas

Thunderstorm Wind in Mills County, Texas: 46 recorded events between 1957 and 2011. The strongest on record measured 61. That places the county #2,754 nationally and #222 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Mills County is the 2000s, when 25 of the county's 46 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 Mills County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 20.9% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,754 for this hazard and #222 within Texas, putting it in the 12.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Mills County with 19 recorded events, while Jul 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.

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

46 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Mills County between 1957 and 2011, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Mills County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Mills County measured 61.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Mills 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.