Thunderstorm Wind in Florida
Every thunderstorm wind event the National Weather Service has filed in Florida, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
The most significant on the map
The most significant thunderstorm wind episodes in Florida.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 15,159
- Deaths
- 40
- Injuries
- 331
- Damage
- $180 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Florida, April 4, 1966
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Florida, March 12 to 13, 1993Tornadoes, Thunderstorm Winds, Hail, Storm Surge, Flooding, Beach Erosion, SnowThe "Storm Of The Century" roared across Florida producing a variety of severe and unusual weather conditions for a period of about 18 hours from late Friday the 12th through late afternoon Saturday…
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, May 4, 1978
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, October 3, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, March 13, 1993A thunderstorm gust to 74 mph was recorded.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, December 10, 1967
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Florida, June 24 to 30, 2012Tropical Storm Debby lingered for several days over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico and caused high winds and heavy rain before making landfall near Steinhatchee, FL on the 26th.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, February 7, 1971
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, April 19, 1988
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Florida, June 17, 1959
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Florida, September 25 to 27, 2024Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph and a minimum central pressure of 938 mb (27.70 inches) at about 11:10 PM EDT on Thursday, September 26th, in Taylor County Florida just east of the Aucilla River.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, May 8, 1979
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Florida, March 1, 1980
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, November 9, 1968
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, June 8, 1989
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, April 15, 1958
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Florida, November 15, 1994A waterspout-F2 tornado, on the outer fringes of tropical storm Gordon, struck the Barefoot Bay area of southern Brevard County around 6:53 PM. A 74-year-old male was killed by trauma to the head, and about 40 people were injured.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, May 10, 2024May was an incredibly busy month defined by heat, heavy rain, and severe thunderstorms. The main weather event occurred on the 10th when tornadoes and swaths of intense straight-line winds ravaged the Tallahassee area.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Florida, March 31, 2022The tri-state area was on the eastern edge of a large tornado outbreak that impacted numerous areas of central and south-central Alabama, Mississippi, and the Florida panhandle. One EF3 tornado touched down in Washington County, FL, resulting in two fatalities.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, January 17, 2016A strong and deepening area of low pressure across the northern Gulf pushed a strong line of thunderstorms across the Florida peninsula. Numerous supercell thunderstorms were observed and a few produced strong tornadoes along and near the coast.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, February 19, 1974
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, February 2, 1983
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, March 7, 2008A squall line with severe weather and several tornadoes moved across north Florida and southeast Georgia.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, January 9, 2024A 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 Damaging Winds in Florida, January 7, 1995An F2 tornado touched down at 0550 EST about one mile north of Pedro in Marion County and moved east about 12 miles before lifting about three-quarters miles north of Weirsdale.
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Sources
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.