Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Thunderstorm Wind in Wood County, Texas

233

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

0

Direct injuries

$3.0M

Property damage

Thunderstorm Wind in Wood County, Texas: 233 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #788 nationally and #38 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Thunderstorm Wind in Wood County, Texas: events per decade

Thunderstorm Wind in Wood County, Texas: recorded events per decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Wood County, Texas: recorded events per decade

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Wood County is the 1990s, when 63 of the county's 233 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 Wood County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 45.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #788 for this hazard and #38 within Texas, putting it in the 74.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

11Jan
2Feb
23Mar
25Apr
63May
48Jun
13Jul
17Aug
5Sep
14Oct
9Nov
3Dec

May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Wood County with 63 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.

Most recent

Latest recorded events

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Mar 15, 2026QUITMAN52$0
Aug 1, 2025PERRYVILLE52$0
May 18, 2025DEBBIE52$0
May 6, 2025GOLDEN52$0
Mar 4, 2025ALBA52$0
Jun 3, 2024QUITMAN52$0
Jun 3, 2024ALBA52$0
May 30, 2024HAWKINS52$0
May 22, 2024WINNSBORO52$0
Apr 26, 2024YANTIS52$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

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

233 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Wood County between 1955 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Wood County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Wood County measured 87.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Wood 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.

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“Thunderstorm Wind in Wood County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/wood-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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