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Wind in Fannin County, Texas
227 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.
Fannin County, Texas, has 227 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 51 different years.
May is the busiest month, with 48 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 78 events against 115 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.5% of the 43,222 wind events recorded in Texas; its 25.5 per 100 square miles compares with 16.5 statewide.
120 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 21 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 | Fannin County | Texas | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 227 | 43,222 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 25.5 | 16.5 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 62.1 | 14.6 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 129 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | May | May | June |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
9Mar
16Apr
24May
48Jun
45Jul
23Aug
16Sep
16Oct
12Nov
18Dec
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
The 136 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 227. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 53 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Nov 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Nov 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Nov 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $1.8M | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Oct 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Oct 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Oct 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Oct 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Oct 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | $600K | — | — | 3 | County |
| 11 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Oct 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Oct 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2009 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Sep 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2007 | High Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Nov 2005 | High Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Sep 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Sep 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Nov 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Feb 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | 2 | County |
| 9 Feb 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Feb 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Feb 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Feb 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $1.1M | — | — | 1 | County |
| 20 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Sep 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Sep 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 82 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Fannin County had?
227 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 Fannin County?
10 May 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 53 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Fannin County?
The thunderstorm wind of 23 May 2024, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.8M.
How does Fannin County compare with Texas for wind?
25.5 events per 100 square miles against 16.5 statewide; the county holds 227 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.