High Wind in Florida

Events

174

Deaths

12

Injuries

25

Damage

$3.4 billion

• High Wind in Florida, August 13, 20044 deaths · $1.3 billion · 91 kt wind · 3 eventsHurricane Charley made landfall over southwest Florida as a category four hurricane with estimated sustained wind speeds of 150 mph.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, January 9, 20249 injured · $26 million · EF3 · 144 eventsA high impact severe weather event impacted the tri-state region on January 9th with supercells producing tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts, followed by a major squall line with widespread wind damage and additional tornadoes.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, February 2, 19981 death · 6 injured · $225 million · F2 · 25 events...a developing low pressure over the north gulf of mexico resulted in a tightening pressure gradient over south florida and adjacent waters. Southeast winds sustained at gale force with higher gusts occurred through most of 02/02/98.
• High Wind in Florida, August 13, 20041 death · 12 injured · $1.1 billion · 94 kt wind · 3 eventsThe collective effects of Hurricane Charley in southwest and west central Florida during August 13th resulted in 8 direct fatalities, 16 indirect fatalities, 792 injuries, eight tornadoes, an eight foot storm surge in Lee County, an estimated $11.2 billion in property damage…
• High Wind in Florida, December 26, 19982 deaths · $15,000 · 1 eventA wind shift line that had been generated by thunderstorms in the eastern Gulf of Mexico propagated east across Lake Okeechobee with wind gusts near 40 knots. A bass fishing boat in 16 feet of water just east of Lake Port capsized and two persons drowned.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Florida, September 25 to 26, 2004$712 million · 61 kt wind · 4 eventsHurricane Jeanne followed the nearly the same path across Florida as Hurricane Frances three weeks earlier and was the unprecedented fourth hurricane to damage Florida during the 2004 hurricane season.
• High Wind in Florida, January 14, 20001 death · $100,000 · 1 eventSustained winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts near 45 mph buffeted south Florida following the passage of a cold front. A 50-year old man was killed when the winds toppled a concrete wall around 3 pm at a liquor store construction site in Boynton Beach.
• High Wind in Florida, September 5 to 6, 2004$127 million · 60 kt wind · 4 eventsHurricane Frances made landfall just after midnight on September 5th near Vero Beach as a Category 2 storm.
• High Wind in Florida, September 4 to 5, 2004$106 million · 61 kt wind · 5 eventsThe center of category 2 Hurricane Frances reached the Florida East near Sewall's point in Martin County early on September 5th but began spreading hurricane force wind gusts across most of Central Florida by 11 pm on September 4th.
• High Wind in Florida, July 5, 19971 death · 1 injured · $10,000 · 1 eventAn outflow of strong winds from thunderstorms caused 5 to 7 boats to capsize around the Steinhatchee River entrance to the Gulf of Mexico. One man received chemical burns over 80% of his body from the gasoline that poured from his capsized boat.
• High Wind in Florida, October 24, 2005$28 million · 80 kt wind · 1 eventThe northern eyewall of hurricane Wilma moved over the town of Okeechobee as Wilma moved northeast across the Florida peninsula. Okeechobee Emergency Management reported winds near 80 mph (69 knots) but the instrument failed before the peak winds occurred.
• High Wind in Florida, August 1, 20011 death · 1 eventA migrant smuggling boat from Cuba capsized in rough seas about 17 miles southeast of Key West. The accident occurred between 3 am and 5 am EDT. Coast Guard rescued 22 people and recovered 1 male body. Age unknown.
• High Wind in Florida, October 26 to 28, 20011 death · $10,000 · 1 eventA 21-foot fishing boat capsized in rough seas in the Atlantic just offshore Elliot Key. Of the three persons aboard, two were rescued while clinging to a buoy, while the third person drowned. Winds were northeast 20 to 25 knots and a small craft advisory was in effect.
• Tornado and Damaging Winds in Florida, December 21, 20211 injured · $805,000 · EF1 · 6 eventsA low pressure formed in the Gulf of Mexico along with a cold front. These two features pushed across the state as it started to deepen. This caused high winds and spawned a tornado in West Central Florida.
• Tornado and Coastal Flood in Florida, October 7 to 10, 2011$110,000 · EF1 · 33 eventsStrong surface high pressure positioned across the mid-Atlantic region while low pressure developed near the Bahamas and retrograded across the Florida Straits, then tracked northward up the Florida east coast...and drifted inland across northeast Florida on the 10th.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Florida, April 12, 20045 injured · $110,000 · 52 kt wind · 5 eventsAn unusually strong pressure gradient developed between small scale high and low pressure systems across central and southern Florida. The high pressure area was caused by a cold pool of air formed from early morning thunderstorms.
• Tornadoes and Coastal Flood in Florida, December 20 to 21, 20181 injured · $249,000 · EF0 · 11 eventsA strong cold front moved southeast through the eastern Gulf of Mexico and Florida Peninsula on the 20th, preceded by a squall line. The storms produced 4 tornadoes, and damaging wind gusts, in addition to strong gradient winds behind the front on the 21st.
• Flooding and Damaging Winds in Florida, March 28, 2014$166,000 · 70 kt wind · 15 eventsThunderstorms developed ahead of a strong cold front and produced high winds which caused damage across the western Florida panhandle. Heavy rain also caused flooding.
• High Wind in Florida, April 13, 2004$300,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventAn eastward moving thundertsorm complex in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico collapsed as it moved north of the Florida Keys. The cold outflow left over from the storm created wind gusts of 40 to 50 knots along the coastal areas of southwest Florida.
• High Wind in Florida, April 13, 2004$200,000 · 64 kt wind · 4 eventsA squall line moved through south Florida around midnight. In the wake of the squall line, where only light rain was falling, strong southwest gradient winds gusting up to 73 mph spread from Collier County through Hendry and Glades counties and into western Palm Beach County.
• High Wind and High Surf in Florida, December 26, 2004$105,000 · 65 kt wind · 13 eventsA rapidly deepening low pressure center over the eastern Gulf of Mexico moved across west central Florida, tracking directly over Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, and Polk counties.
• Tornado and Damaging Winds in Florida, February 2, 1998$125,000 · F0 · 5 eventsStrong sustained surface wind knocked down trees over much of Volusia County and damaged a gas station pump shelter in Daytona Beach.
• Tornado and Damaging Winds in Florida, January 9, 20242 injured · EF1 · 17 eventsMultiple rounds of severe thunderstorms moved across the Florida Panhandle starting during the early morning hours of January 9th. This system produced one EF-1 tornado in Florida.
• High Wind in Florida, January 8, 19965 injured · $20,000 · 1 eventWind gusts of 40 mph toppled a 14-foot high cinder block wall at a construction site at Woodfield Country Club. Five workers were injured, one critically.
• High Wind in Florida, February 6, 2020$93,000 · 5 eventsVery strong speed shear preceded a potent storm system on February 6th. By early afternoon, widespread wind gusts of 40-47 mph from the SSW were reported across NE Florida through about 5 pm which caused tree damage and power line damage.

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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.