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Texas damaging wind history

From 2016 to 2025, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 9,271 damaging thunderstorm wind reports in Texas, 9,101 of them 58 mph or more and 1,453 of 75 mph or more (measured or estimated), on 1,108 storm days. The day with the most reports since 1955 was June 10, 2009 (124 reports in Texas). The highest wind on record is 138 mph, on October 29, 2019. 2026 so far: 850 preliminary reports.

9,271wind reports 2016–2025
9,10158 mph or more
1,45375 mph or more
138 mphhighest on record
8502026 preliminary reports

Texas's biggest wind day since 2016: March 2, 2023

75 mph or more58–74 mphbelow 58 mph or no speed given

111 damaging wind reports in Texas, 18 of 75 mph or more. All storm reports that day →

1990: 5241991: 5171992: 6621993: 4881994: 7701995: 8001996: 8611997: 9161998: 7991999: 6972000: 6922001: 7762002: 8992003: 7422004: 8432005: 6632006: 5862007: 8302008: 8472009: 11242010: 5472011: 8052012: 9942013: 7372014: 7852015: 10312016: 7722017: 9202018: 6772019: 10472020: 8802021: 6812022: 8122023: 12922024: 9842025: 1206199019931996199920022005200820112014201720202023max 1292
Damaging wind reports per year in Texas, 1990–2025

Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.

Days with the most damaging wind reports in Texas

Storm dayWind reports75 mph+Highest
June 10, 20091242685 mph
March 4, 20041192091 mph
June 15, 2002113997 mph
March 2, 20231111896 mph
May 4, 198911015100 mph
June 8, 202510132100 mph
May 29, 1994941120 mph
June 9, 2019931085 mph
March 28, 2017921790 mph
February 10, 2009911992 mph
May 17, 199990886 mph
October 2, 201488483 mph
May 25, 2015871186 mph
January 10, 20208519100 mph
May 2, 2007851490 mph

Highest wind speeds reported in Texas

Storm dayWind reports75 mph+Highest
October 29, 201941138 mph
February 10, 19985210135 mph
March 13, 202011130 mph
April 6, 2001439124 mph
May 27, 1997253122 mph
June 2, 20253512120 mph
May 28, 2024727120 mph
June 21, 20237432120 mph
August 13, 2017143120 mph
April 2, 20174013120 mph

Texas damaging wind reports by year

YearDamaging wind reports58 mph+75 mph+HighestDays with reports
2026*85048439119 mph130
20251,2061,197292120 mph118
2024984977161120 mph108
20231,2921,280239120 mph138
2022812781117105 mph99
2021681673105115 mph100
2020880863146130 mph101
20191,0471,014119138 mph119
201867765668115 mph109
2017920905122120 mph112
201677275584100 mph104
20151,031992112105 mph116
201478576363115 mph85
201373770867100 mph93
201299495477102 mph128
201180579298104 mph97
201054752747101 mph90
20091,1241,108125102 mph123
200884784360100 mph101
200783082589109 mph123
20065865867296 mph107
200566366350100 mph102
200484384382110 mph108
200374274264110 mph88
200289963074115 mph107
200177648346124 mph98
200069231536115 mph103
199969729650115 mph102
199879936274135 mph103
199791646474122 mph117
199686145895115 mph106
199580028857120 mph107
199477030047120 mph110
199348819141105 mph86
199266226826112 mph103
199151716527115 mph104
199052417017113 mph101
198955422649110 mph81
19882788917102 mph82
198741612324116 mph86
1986328972192 mph77
1985292972192 mph75
198424165997 mph70
198337513731120 mph70
19823259624104 mph71
19812898018120 mph68
19802798224115 mph66
19792537227115 mph66
1978160501498 mph57
197793488104 mph59
19761455611115 mph51
19751656919100 mph64
197412850493 mph60
1973145728108 mph58
19721067014100 mph55
19711255211115 mph49
1970101384101 mph51
19691106013100 mph48
196812855784 mph62
19677340992 mph38
196692421399 mph48
196510243581 mph56
1964103531498 mph51
1963100521699 mph51
1962985414100 mph56
1961915014100 mph47
1960642716115 mph45
195973241299 mph37
195897281798 mph44
195792462799 mph51
1956693215106 mph39
19557213898 mph37

* 2026: preliminary SPC reports; many have no wind speed yet.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) damaging-wind reports, 1955–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Wind speeds are measured or estimated by spotters, the public and NWS staff; SPC records them in knots and we show mph. 58 mph is the National Weather Service's severe-thunderstorm wind threshold.

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