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Wind in Orange County, Texas
136 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.
Orange County, Texas, has 136 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 47 different years.
July is the busiest month, with 22 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 46 events against 65 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.3% of the 43,222 wind events recorded in Texas; its 40.7 per 100 square miles compares with 16.5 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
19 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 2 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 | Orange County | Texas | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 136 | 43,222 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 40.7 | 16.5 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 16.0 | 14.6 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 129 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | May | June |
By year
Seasonality
4Feb
9Mar
7Apr
16May
18Jun
15Jul
22Aug
16Sep
5Oct
8Nov
5Dec
11
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 136 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Feb 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Oct 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Oct 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Oct 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Dec 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Dec 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Dec 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jan 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Dec 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $750K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Feb 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Feb 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Feb 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jan 2011 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | 1 | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Nov 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Dec 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Dec 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Oct 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Dec 2000 | High Wind | — | $75K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Sep 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Feb 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Dec 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jan 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jan 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | $5K | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Dec 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Dec 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Nov 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Nov 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 84 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Feb 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Dec 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 1972 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 1968 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 1963 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 1958 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 1958 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Oct 1957 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 1957 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Orange County had?
136 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 Orange County?
14 Feb 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Orange County?
The thunderstorm wind of 25 Dec 2012, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $750K.
How does Orange County compare with Texas for wind?
40.7 events per 100 square miles against 16.5 statewide; the county holds 136 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.