Thunderstorm Wind in Waller County, Texas

Thunderstorm Wind in Waller County, Texas: 60 recorded events between 1979 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 104. That places the county #2,639 nationally and #206 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Waller County is the 1990s, when 16 of the county's 60 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 Waller County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 38.0% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,639 for this hazard and #206 within Texas, putting it in the 16.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Waller County with 18 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.

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

60 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Waller County between 1979 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Waller County?

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

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Waller 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.