106
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$5.8M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in San Patricio County, Texas: 106 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 95. That places the county #2,137 nationally and #130 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in San Patricio County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in San Patricio County is the 2010s, when 35 of the county's 106 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 Patricio County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 29.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,137 for this hazard and #130 within Texas, putting it in the 32.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in San Patricio County with 29 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2025 | PORTLAND | 60 | $0 |
| Nov 2, 2025 | PORTLAND | 60 | $0 |
| Nov 1, 2025 | PORTLAND | 50 | $0 |
| Nov 1, 2025 | PORTLAND | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 17, 2024 | SINTON | 61 | $1.3M |
| Aug 16, 2023 | WEST SINTON | 50 | $10K |
| Sep 9, 2022 | EDROY | 50 | $5K |
| Sep 8, 2022 | TAFT | 52 | $20K |
| Jun 28, 2022 | ODEM | 52 | $25K |
| Sep 28, 2021 | SINTON ARPT | 56 | $50K |
Other hazards here
More from San Patricio County
- Flash Flood 102
- Hail 66
- Tornado 58
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
NWS storm survey team observed 3 mobile homes destroyed at a mobile home park just north of Gregory-Portland High School with several others damaged. Minor damage to moveable bleachers occurred at Gregory-Portland High School with wood and tin debris littering the area. Trees, fences, signs, and power lines were downed on north side of Portland. A barn was destroyed, also. Straight-line winds were estimated to be as high as 100 mph on the northwest side of Portland. Winds of 60 to 70 mph along with marble sized hail produced widespread roof damage to homes throughout Portland.
NWS Storm Survey team concluded the straight line winds continued out of Bee County into San Patricio County. The wind damage occurred along a line from 2 miles north of St. Paul to north of Sinton to 3 miles east of Taft. Wind speeds were estimated to be between 60 and 70 mph. Intermittent damage to trees and crops occurred along this line along with power lines blown down.
Damaging winds moved across Portland and Gregory. A light pole fell on a truck on Timberline Drive in Portland. Many big tree limbs were blown down. A power pole was blown down on Memorial Parkway in Portland. Power lines were blown down on 2nd Street in Gregory.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in San Patricio County, Texas?
106 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in San Patricio County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in San Patricio County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in San Patricio County measured 95.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for San Patricio 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 Patricio County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/san-patricio-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.