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Wind in Grayson County, Texas
401 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 401 wind events in Grayson County, Texas, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 59 years.
May is the busiest month, with 90 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 192 events against 157 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.9% of the 43,222 wind events recorded in Texas; its 43.0 per 100 square miles compares with 16.5 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
225 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 32 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 | Grayson County | Texas | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 401 | 43,222 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 43.0 | 16.5 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 28.8 | 14.6 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 129 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | May | May | June |
By year
Seasonality
3Feb
17Mar
33Apr
52May
90Jun
69Jul
25Aug
53Sep
22Oct
18Nov
12Dec
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
The 177 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 401. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $200K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Nov 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | — | — | 1 | 7 | County |
| 5 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Feb 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Oct 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Oct 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 54 mph | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jan 2019 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Dec 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | $5K | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | $10K | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Nov 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $40K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 11 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 30 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $30K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 5 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2009 | Strong Wind | 56 mph | $15K | — | — | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 8 Dec 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $50K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 10 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2008 | High Wind | 40 mph | $200K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2007 | High Wind | 58 mph | $300K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2005 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Sep 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 9 Feb 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Feb 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Dec 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Dec 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Feb 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Feb 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $17K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $200K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 21 Apr 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 24 Sep 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 13 May 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 2 | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Grayson County had?
401 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 Grayson County?
28 Apr 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 69 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Grayson County?
The high wind of 24 Feb 2007, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $300K.
How does Grayson County compare with Texas for wind?
43.0 events per 100 square miles against 16.5 statewide; the county holds 401 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.