Thunderstorm Wind in Somervell County, Texas

Thunderstorm Wind in Somervell County, Texas: 66 recorded events between 1971 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 104. That places the county #2,591 nationally and #195 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Somervell County is the 1990s, when 27 of the county's 66 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 Somervell County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 39.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,591 for this hazard and #195 within Texas, putting it in the 18.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Somervell 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.

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Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Somervell County, Texas?

66 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Somervell County between 1971 and 2024, causing 2 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Somervell County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Somervell County measured 104.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Somervell 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.