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Wind in Upshur County, Texas
219 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 219 wind events in Upshur County, Texas, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 45 years.
April is the busiest month, with 40 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 123 events against 82 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 37.6 per 100 square miles compares with 16.5 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
169 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 16 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 | Upshur County | Texas | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 219 | 43,222 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 37.6 | 16.5 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 52.4 | 14.6 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 129 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | April | May | June |
By year
Seasonality
6Feb
10Mar
22Apr
40May
36Jun
40Jul
17Aug
10Sep
5Oct
14Nov
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 184 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 219. 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 | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Feb 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Feb 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Feb 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Feb 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Feb 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Dec 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Dec 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Oct 2021 | Strong Wind | 55 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | 1 | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Dec 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Feb 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Sep 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Dec 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $70K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Oct 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Dec 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Sep 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $70K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 28 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2008 | Strong Wind | 51 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Sep 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2001 | High Wind | 52 mph | $12K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jan 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | $90K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Feb 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Nov 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Nov 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Nov 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jan 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jan 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Nov 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | 2 | County |
| 5 Nov 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jan 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Nov 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Nov 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Dec 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Dec 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Nov 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Nov 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jan 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Nov 1959 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Upshur County had?
219 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 Upshur County?
10 May 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 64 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Upshur County?
The thunderstorm wind of 5 Nov 1994, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $5.0M.
How does Upshur County compare with Texas for wind?
37.6 events per 100 square miles against 16.5 statewide; the county holds 219 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.