Thunderstorm Wind in Sterling County, Texas

Thunderstorm Wind in Sterling County, Texas: 40 recorded events between 1968 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #2,803 nationally and #232 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Sterling County is the 2010s, when 16 of the county's 40 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 Sterling County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 19.4% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,803 for this hazard and #232 within Texas, putting it in the 11.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Sterling County with 13 recorded events, while Feb 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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How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Sterling County, Texas?

40 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Sterling County between 1968 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Sterling County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Sterling County measured 70.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Sterling 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.