87
Recorded events
3
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$1.5M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in San Jacinto County, Texas: 87 recorded events between 1981 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 69. That places the county #2,372 nationally and #157 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in San Jacinto County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in San Jacinto County is the 1990s, when 24 of the county's 87 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 San Jacinto County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 39.0% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,372 for this hazard and #157 within Texas, putting it in the 24.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in San Jacinto County with 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 1987 | 0 | 3 | 0 | $0 | |
| Jul 22, 2012 | EVERGREEN | 52 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2024 | COLDSPRING | 50 | $0 |
| Sep 24, 2023 | EVERGREEN | 52 | $0 |
| Sep 24, 2023 | EVERGREEN | 52 | $0 |
| Sep 9, 2023 | CAMILLA | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 16, 2023 | NAPIER | 50 | $0 |
| Sep 7, 2022 | URBANA | 50 | $0 |
| Dec 16, 2019 | EVERGREEN | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2019 | EVERGREEN | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 4, 2018 | RIVERBOTTOM | 55 | $0 |
| Jun 4, 2018 | COLDSPRING | 54 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from San Jacinto County
- Hail 61
- Flash Flood 48
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Damage to several buildings on courthouse square in Coldspring. Several trees down with one tree falling on a store. Damage to roof of a school in Coldspring. Minimal damage to roofs on several homes in Evergreen. Numerous trees and power lines down across county.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in San Jacinto County, Texas?
87 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in San Jacinto County between 1981 and 2024, causing 3 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in San Jacinto County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in San Jacinto County measured 69.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for San Jacinto 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 San Jacinto County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/san-jacinto-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.