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Wind in Austin County, Texas
85 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Austin County, Texas, has 85 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 38 different years.
May is the busiest month, with 20 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 31 events against 45 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.2% of the 43,222 wind events recorded in Texas; its 13.1 per 100 square miles compares with 16.5 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
36 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 3 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with Texas
| Measure | Austin County | Texas | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 85 | 43,222 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 13.1 | 16.5 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 28.0 | 14.6 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 129 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | May | May | June |
By year
Seasonality
2Feb
9Mar
7Apr
12May
20Jun
3Jul
2Aug
8Sep
7Oct
4Nov
6Dec
5
Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
All 85 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Oct 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Feb 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Feb 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jan 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | 1 | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Feb 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Feb 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Dec 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $13K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Nov 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Dec 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $45K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Dec 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Nov 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Nov 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $80K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Nov 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Nov 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | $200K | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Dec 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 1997 | Strong Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Sep 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Sep 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Oct 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 9 May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jan 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Dec 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 1960 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 1958 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Austin County had?
85 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Austin County?
14 Feb 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 64 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Austin County?
The thunderstorm wind of 23 May 2017, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.0M.
How does Austin County compare with Texas for wind?
13.1 events per 100 square miles against 16.5 statewide; the county holds 85 of the state's 43,222 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.