92
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$209K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Motley County, Texas: 92 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #2,309 nationally and #151 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Motley County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Motley County is the 2010s, when 34 of the county's 92 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 Motley County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 29.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,309 for this hazard and #151 within Texas, putting it in the 26.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Motley County with 24 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2025 | NORTHFIELD | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2025 | NORTHFIELD | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | NORTHFIELD | 51 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | FLOMOT | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 6, 2025 | MATADOR | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | ROARING SPGS | 56 | $0 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | FLOMOT | 78 | $0 |
| May 2, 2024 | ROARING SPGS | 50 | $0 |
| May 2, 2024 | FLOMOT | 70 | $0 |
| Oct 4, 2023 | ROARING SPGS BUZZ AR | 61 | $0 |
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Roaring Springs measured wind gusts up to 65 mph for five minutes. Additionally, an NSSL mobile mesonet also recorded 65 mph wind gusts around the same location and nine miles east of Matador. The emergency manager in Motley County reported that several trees and power lines were blown down in Roaring Springs.
Downburst winds in the rear flank downdraft of a supercell caused scattered wind damage in Matador and also overturned a semi-truck on US Highway 62 east of Matador. The driver was not injured. Wind damage in and around Matador consisted of a portion of a roof removed from a house, several large trees downed and some fallen power lines.
Strong wind blew windows out of a truck and farm equipment, blew down trees, destroyed an antenna, blew the roof off a storage shed, damaged the roof of a cottage, and damaged a box car. NWS storm survey estimated winds to have been about 80 mph.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Motley County, Texas?
92 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Motley County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Motley County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Motley County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Motley 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 Motley County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/motley-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.