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Wind in Borden County, Texas
94 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.
Borden County, Texas, has 94 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 29 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 31 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 67 events against 26 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 10.5 per 100 square miles compares with 16.5 statewide.
73 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 11 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 | Borden County | Texas | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 94 | 43,222 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 10.5 | 16.5 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 1,523.5 | 14.6 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 129 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | May | June |
By year
Seasonality
1Feb
4Mar
15Apr
5May
15Jun
31Jul
6Aug
4Sep
7Oct
4Nov
2Dec
0
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 94 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Nov 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jan 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Oct 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 83 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Oct 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 110 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 83 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2018 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Sep 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2013 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Feb 2013 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Feb 2013 | High Wind | 46 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Oct 2011 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2007 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | $150K | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | $5K | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Sep 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Nov 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 1959 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Borden County had?
94 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 Borden County?
11 Mar 2026 (High Wind, 59 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Borden County?
The thunderstorm wind of 5 Jun 2005, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $0 and crop damage at $150K.
How does Borden County compare with Texas for wind?
10.5 events per 100 square miles against 16.5 statewide; the county holds 94 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.