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Wind in Brazos County, Texas
183 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.
NCEI records 183 wind events in Brazos County, Texas, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 53 years.
June is the busiest month, with 31 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 104 events against 48 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.4% of the 43,222 wind events recorded in Texas; its 31.2 per 100 square miles compares with 16.5 statewide.
104 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 7 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 | Brazos County | Texas | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 183 | 43,222 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 31.2 | 16.5 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 7.7 | 14.6 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 129 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | May | June |
By year
Seasonality
7Feb
7Mar
14Apr
26May
29Jun
31Jul
12Aug
21Sep
11Oct
14Nov
4Dec
7
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 183 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | $7K | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jan 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jan 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $27K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jan 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $13K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | $6K | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Dec 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Dec 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Dec 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Dec 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 2 Jan 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Feb 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jan 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jan 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jan 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Feb 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Nov 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Oct 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Oct 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Nov 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Feb 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Oct 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 1 Feb 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Dec 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Dec 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Dec 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Nov 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Oct 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Nov 1972 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 1972 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 1965 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 1964 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 1961 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Oct 1960 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 1958 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Mar 1957 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Oct 1956 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 1956 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Mar 1955 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Brazos County had?
183 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 Brazos County?
4 Apr 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 64 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Brazos County?
The thunderstorm wind of 25 Apr 2007, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $250K.
How does Brazos County compare with Texas for wind?
31.2 events per 100 square miles against 16.5 statewide; the county holds 183 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.