High Wind in District of Columbia

Events

15

Deaths

0

Injuries

1

Damage

$321,000

• High Wind in District of Columbia, January 14, 2006$250,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 eventVery strong winds developed on the 14th due to a strengthening low pressure system off the Mid Atlantic Coast and a fast moving cold front that passed through the region early in the day.
• High Wind in District of Columbia, October 29, 2012$20,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 eventHurricane Sandy moved up the Atlantic coast and then turned Northwest and made landfall northeast of MD. Heavy rain and high winds over spread coastal regions and most of Maryland, eastern panhandle of West Virginia and Northern Virginia.
• High Wind in District of Columbia, September 6, 1996$15,000 · 1 eventThe remnants of Hurricane Fran produced intense rain bands accompanied by wind gusts in excess of 40 mph. These gusts, combined with the saturated soil, knocked down several trees and large limbs across upper Northwest Washington.
• High Wind in District of Columbia, March 2 to 3, 20181 injured · 57 kt wind · 1 eventA low pressure system moving eastward from the central United States on Thursday March 1st, intensified rapidly as it moved offshore Thursday night and early Friday, deepening to 974 mb by the evening of Friday March 2nd.
• Flood and High Wind in District of Columbia, April 15 to 16, 2007$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsA Nor'Easter impacted the Mid Atlantic region on April 15th and 16th. Low pressure off the southeastern coast moved north along the Delmarva. Heavy rain spread north across the region early April 15th, causing flooding by the afternoon and evening.
• High Wind in District of Columbia, January 13, 2000$10,000 · 1 eventA vigorous cold front moved across the Washington D.C. metropolitan area around midday on the 13th. Winds in excess of 55 MPH reached the ground after the front moved through. High winds downed a tree onto a car and a home in the District, resulting in significant damage.
• High Wind in District of Columbia, January 11, 2000$10,000 · 1 eventA strong cold front with damaging winds moved across the Washington D.C. metropolitan area during the morning of the 11th. High winds downed trees in Northwest D.C. and several parked cars were damaged. A wind gust of 44 MPH was reported at Washington Reagan National Airport.
• High Wind in District of Columbia, February 25, 2011$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 eventA strong cold front passed through the region during the morning hours. Strong low pressure associated with the front moved through New England during the afternoon hours while high pressure moved toward the Midwest.
• High Wind in District of Columbia, February 19, 2011$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 eventA cold front passed through the area during the evening of the 18th. A strong pressure gradient between high pressure to the south and low pressure to the north resulted in high winds during the 19th.
• High Wind in District of Columbia, February 15, 201550 kt wind · 1 eventStrong gradient winds formed as a resulting of a tight pressure gradient between low pressure near New England and high pressure building in from the Midwest.
• High Wind in District of Columbia, February 12, 201764 kt wind · 1 eventLow pressure rapidly intensified as it moved up the New England coast. A strong pressure gradient between the low and high pressure over the Midwest caused high winds.
• High Wind in District of Columbia, February 24 to 25, 201952 kt wind · 1 eventAn area of low pressure rapidly intensified as it moved from the Mid-Mississippi Valley northward into the Great Lakes from late in the evening of February 24th and into the morning hours of February 25th.
• High Wind in District of Columbia, April 1, 202356 kt wind · 1 eventA period of damaging high gradient winds developed across the region in wake of a strong cold front, resulting in numerous downed trees and power lines.
• High Wind in District of Columbia, February 16, 202552 kt wind · 1 eventBehind a potent cold front, strong gradient winds developed across much of the region during the late morning to afternoon hours on February 16.
• High Wind in District of Columbia, February 7, 202650 kt wind · 1 eventA strong upper trough and Arctic high pressure over the Mid-Atlantic combined to produce a period of high winds.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.