115
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$16.3M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Sabine County, Texas: 115 recorded events between 1957 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 100. That places the county #2,006 nationally and #114 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Sabine County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Sabine County is the 2010s, when 31 of the county's 115 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 Sabine County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 52.5% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,006 for this hazard and #114 within Texas, putting it in the 36.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Sabine County with 30 recorded events, while Oct 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 27, 2015 | HEMPHILL | 60 | 1 | 0 | $50K |
| May 3, 2009 | MILAM | 60 | 0 | 1 | $40K |
| May 28, 2001 | HEMPHILL | 60 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2026 | HEMPHILL | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 24, 2025 | MILAM | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 24, 2025 | MILAM | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 24, 2025 | MILAM | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 24, 2025 | MILAM | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 24, 2025 | PLAINVIEW | 52 | $0 |
| May 2, 2025 | EAST MAYFIELD | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | MILAM | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2024 | HEMPHILL | 52 | $0 |
| May 28, 2024 | YELLOWPINE | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Sabine County
- Hail 47
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hundreds of trees were uprooted across the area including several that fell across homes and automobiles. Nearly all secondary and Farm to Market roads were closed. Over 300 million board feet of timber was destroyed accounting for 6 million dollars in private timber loss while 10 million dollars damage occurred to homes and property.
Thunderstorm wind gusts knocked down numerous trees and powerlines across all of Sabine County. Law enforcement officials described the damage as major with all the trees across county roads and highways. Some trees fell on homes and automobiles with power outages widespread across the county.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Sabine County, Texas?
115 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Sabine County between 1957 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Sabine County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Sabine County measured 100.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Sabine 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 Sabine County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/sabine-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.