105
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
4
Direct injuries
$2.0M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Trinity County, Texas: 105 recorded events between 1981 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 69. That places the county #2,155 nationally and #135 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Trinity County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Trinity County is the 1990s, when 36 of the county's 105 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 Trinity County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 45.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,155 for this hazard and #135 within Texas, putting it in the 31.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Trinity County with 26 recorded events, while Dec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2000 | SEBASTOPOL | 0 | 1 | 2 | $1.0M |
| May 9, 2013 | TRINITY | 65 | 0 | 1 | $40K |
| May 3, 2007 | TRINITY | 52 | 0 | 1 | $8K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2024 | APPLE SPGS | 54 | $0 |
| May 10, 2024 | TRINITY | 52 | $5K |
| May 2, 2024 | GLENDALE | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 29, 2024 | GROVETON | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 29, 2024 | HELMIC | 55 | $0 |
| May 2, 2019 | TRINITY | 54 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2019 | TRINITY | 52 | $0 |
| Mar 25, 2017 | CARLISLE | 52 | $10K |
| Mar 25, 2017 | TRINITY | 52 | $10K |
| Nov 17, 2015 | WESTVILLE | 54 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Trinity County
- Hail 55
- Flash Flood 41
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Downburst winds of 80 to 100 mph caused a three mile wide swath of damage along FM 356 between Trinity and Sebastopol near White Rock Creek. A woman was killed when the front porch collapsed at her home in the Hillwood Acres subdivision. Two children were injured inside several boats that flipped over in the lake. Several mobile homes and two automobiles were damaged in the Harbor Point subdivision. Several wooden porches, staircases, fences, and railings were damaged in the area. Light poles were blown down on the FM 356 bridge. Several large trees were downed and roof damage occurred at the Galloway Marina with a large portion of the metal roof over the back deck torn off. A boat storage facility along FM 356 was nearly destroyed.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Trinity County, Texas?
105 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Trinity County between 1981 and 2024, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Trinity County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Trinity County measured 69.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Trinity 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 Trinity County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/trinity-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.