WHIRLWIND ENERGY CENTER
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 60 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Floyd County
- Operator
- WHIRLWIND ENERGY LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2007
- EIA plant ID
- 56673
- Coordinates
- 34.1078, -101.0958
WHIRLWIND ENERGY CENTER, a 60 MW Wind power plant in Floyd County, Texas. Operated by WHIRLWIND ENERGY LLC, commissioned 2007.
Weather peril exposure
WHIRLWIND ENERGY CENTER is a 60 MW wind power plant in Floyd County, TX, operated by WHIRLWIND ENERGY LLC, commissioned in 2007. Floyd County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 5.0 of 5 at the 99th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 99th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a wind plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Floyd County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively High | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 5.6 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 96th | 4.9 of 5 | 2.4 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | 7.6 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 0.77 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 0.45 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 49.3 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 11th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.61 |
Perils not assessed in Floyd County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Floyd County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.