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Wind in Hale County, Texas
301 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.
Hale County, Texas, has 301 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 55 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 76 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 170 events against 95 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.7% of the 43,222 wind events recorded in Texas; its 30.0 per 100 square miles compares with 16.5 statewide.
193 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 25 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 | Hale County | Texas | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 301 | 43,222 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 30.0 | 16.5 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 93.4 | 14.6 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 129 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | May | June |
By year
Seasonality
9Feb
19Mar
24Apr
37May
68Jun
76Jul
24Aug
17Sep
5Oct
9Nov
7Dec
6
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 189 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 301. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2026 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 May 2026 | Strong Wind | 55 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 May 2026 | Strong Wind | 55 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 May 2026 | Strong Wind | 55 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 44 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Feb 2026 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2025 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2024 | High Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2024 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Mar 2024 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Feb 2024 | High Wind | 43 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Feb 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jan 2024 | High Wind | 45 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2023 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 43 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 78 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 48 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Jan 2023 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2022 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2022 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Mar 2022 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Jan 2022 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Jan 2021 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Oct 2020 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2020 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Feb 2020 | High Wind | 41 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Nov 2019 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Nov 2019 | High Wind | 43 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2019 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2019 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 40 mph | $400K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Feb 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Dec 2018 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2018 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Sep 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2017 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Mar 2017 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2017 | High Wind | 41 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2016 | High Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Nov 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Nov 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $500K | $2.0M | — | 1 | County |
| 27 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2015 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jan 2012 | High Wind | 59 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Oct 2011 | High Wind | 59 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2010 | High Wind | 62 mph | $45K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Apr 2010 | High Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | $275K | $1.8M | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2009 | High Wind | 61 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2008 | High Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2008 | High Wind | 63 mph | $75K | — | — | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 25 Feb 2008 | High Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Jan 2008 | High Wind | 45 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Oct 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $100K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $275K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2007 | High Wind | 66 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Nov 2006 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2006 | High Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Jan 2006 | High Wind | 67 mph | $35K | — | — | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 6 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2004 | High Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Feb 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Oct 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Oct 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | $30K | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 94 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 1998 | High Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Dec 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Dec 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1963 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1963 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1961 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1958 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1957 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1957 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 1955 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Hale County had?
301 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 Hale County?
26 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 63 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Hale County?
The thunderstorm wind of 12 Jun 2015, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $500K and crop damage at $2.0M.
How does Hale County compare with Texas for wind?
30.0 events per 100 square miles against 16.5 statewide; the county holds 301 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.