363
Recorded events
2
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$28.3M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Randall County, Texas: 363 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 90. That places the county #277 nationally and #16 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Randall County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Randall County is the 2010s, when 151 of the county's 363 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 Randall County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 24.4% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #277 for this hazard and #16 within Texas, putting it in the 91.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Randall County with 129 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2012 | TIMBERCREEK CANYON | 60 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 1994 | Amarillo | 52 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 10, 1990 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2025 | LAKE TANGLEWOOD | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 11, 2025 | AMARILLO | 55 | $200 |
| Jul 25, 2025 | LAKE TANGLEWOOD | 59 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2025 | UMBARGER | 73 | $260K |
| Jun 8, 2025 | UMBARGER | 63 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2025 | UMBARGER | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2025 | CANYON | 53 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2025 | TIMBERCREEK CANYON | 70 | $7K |
| May 27, 2025 | PALO DURO CANYON STATE PARK | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 25, 2024 | CANYON | 61 | $25K |
Other hazards here
More from Randall County
- Hail 897
- Flash Flood 101
- Tornado 86
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A 69 mph thunderstorm winds gusts estimated via radar caused a tractor trailer rollover accident at the intersection of McAfee Road and Washington Street in Amarillo (Randall County). The tractor trailer was traveling south along Washington Street as a line of thunderstorms moved from west to east across Amarillo. The line of thunderstorms produced a downdraft which struck the tractor trailer perpendicular to its path of travel causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle. The driver of the semi-tractor trailer died as a result of the rollover.
Thunderstorms formed along a dryline stretching east-northeastward across Randall and Potter Counties during the afternoon hours of the 28th. These thunderstorms would take a northeast track which allowed them to move over the dryline. This caused the thunderstorms to produce isolated downbursts across the city. One such thunderstorm produced a localized downburst which downed power poles on US Highway 60 west of the city of Canyon (Randall County). The thunderstorm decayed quickly after moving to the dry side of the dryline due to ingesting much drier air into the updrafts. No injuries were associated with this gust.
Thunderstorms formed along a dryline stretching east-northeastward across Randall and Potter Counties during the afternoon hours of the 28th. These thunderstorms would take a northeast track which allowed them to move over the dryline. This caused the thunderstorms to produce isolated downbursts across the city. One such thunderstorm produced a downburst which snapped two power poles at the intersection of Washington Street and Farmers Road (Randall County). The Amarillo Emergency Manager (Potter and Randall County) relayed the report of damage and the Amarillo Police department were deployed to block off traffic in that area. The thunderstorm decayed quickly after moving to the dry side of the dryline due to ingesting much drier air into the updrafts. No injuries were associated with this gust.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Randall County, Texas?
363 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Randall County between 1958 and 2025, causing 2 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Randall County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Randall County measured 90.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Randall 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 Randall County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/randall-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.