Storm Records: South Atlantic Coastal Waters

Events

9,733

Deaths

27

Injuries

42

Damage

$5.8 million

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

• Marine Strong Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, April 10, 20163 deaths · 1 eventA 24-foot boat left Stuart with four boaters in the morning. They encountered high seas just offshore the coast generated by gusty onshore winds and the boat capsized. Three of the four boaters drowned and the fourth person made it to the beach and was rescued.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds and Waterspout in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, May 23, 20173 deaths · 3 eventsA strong line of thunderstorms develop across portions of southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina in the afternoon hours. This line eventually impacted the coast and the adjacent Atlantic coastal waters, primarily producing strong wind gusts.
• Marine Thunderstorm Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, March 30, 20032 deaths · 2 injured · 1 eventA 17-foot boat was swamped or capsized by strong thunderstorm winds associated with the passage of a cold front. A family of four on board were thrown into Biscayne Bay and remained there overnight for 15 hours before being rescued by the Coast Guard.
• Marine Thunderstorm Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, June 13, 20092 deaths · 2 injured · 1 eventTwo adults died after their 15 foot boat capsized on the Indian River during a strong thunderstorm. Two other adults onboard were unharmed, although all four were thrown into the water. None of the boat occupants were wearing life jackets.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, August 10, 20142 deaths · 4 eventsScattered thunderstorms moved east across Brevard County producing a period of wind gusts near 35 knots. An outflow boundary in advance of the storms created rough seas over a portion of the Indian River. A boat caught in the strong winds capsized.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, July 24, 20152 deaths · 3 eventsA moist and unstable environment caused scattered afternoon thunderstorms which moved into the Atlantic waters, causing gusty winds and rough seas.
• Marine Thunderstorm Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, August 16, 20192 deaths · 1 eventScattered thunderstorms moved across the Brevard County coastal waters during the mid to late afternoon. Weather radar indicated wind gusts of 35 to 40 knots likely occurred with some of the storms. Two boaters went missing in this area at about the same time.
• Marine Strong Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, March 6, 20261 death · 3 injured · $10,000 · 1 eventA strong Atlantic high-pressure system produced fresh to strong easterly winds across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The resulting tight pressure gradient generated choppy to rough seas and a high risk of rip currents across the region.
• Marine Thunderstorm Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, April 26, 20051 death · 1 eventA man drowned when rough seas rocked a 17' fishing boat spilling the man into the ocean. Gradient wind speeds were around 30 knots.
• Marine Thunderstorm Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, April 12, 20071 death · 1 injured · 55 kt wind · 1 eventA line of severe thunderstorms moved across Biscayne Bay and the near shore Atlantic waters of Miami-Dade County. Winds and rough seas capsized a small boat near Fowey Rocks.
• Marine Thunderstorm Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, August 18, 20071 death · 1 injured · 1 eventStrong thunderstorms developed over the coastal waters of Southeast Florida around midday on August 18th. These storms moved onshore with strong and gusty winds.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, June 21, 20081 death · 3 injured · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsA sea breeze boundary, combined with a shortwave trough, fired off strong thunderstorms that pushed off the coast of North Carolina.
• Marine Strong Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, July 20, 20101 death · 1 eventPersistent and strong east winds caused by high pressure north and east of the area produced gusty winds in excess of 30 mph over the Atlantic coastal waters. Wind gusts up to 44 MPH were noted on July 20th.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, June 30, 20111 death · 3 eventsMoist westerly flow and an upper level trough over North Florida led to the development of severe thunderstorms over Southeast Florida and the adjacent Atlantic waters.
• Marine Strong Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, January 19, 20131 death · 1 eventStrong winds produced high seas near and offshore St. Lucie Inlet. A fishing vessel capsized due to the rough conditions and four men were ejected from the boat. One man drowned and three were rescued.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, July 24, 20151 death · 4 eventsA moist and unstable air mass produced early afternoon thunderstorms that resulted in strong wind gusts along the Space and Treasure Coasts. A paddleboarder offshore South Hutchinson Island in St. Lucie County was impacted by winds and likely drowned.
• Marine Strong Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, February 14, 20161 death · 1 eventAlthough light north winds prevailed near-shore when a lone mariner departed Port Canaveral during the early morning hours, northeast winds likely became 12-16 knots just offshore, with peak winds near 20 knots, resulting in choppy 4-5 foot seas.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, August 25, 20211 death · 20 eventsA well-defined upper level disturbance moved west from the Bahamas to across South Florida on August 25th and 26th, helping to trigger several periods of strong thunderstorms over the Atlantic waters which spread west over the local waters, then over South Florida and the Gulf…
• Waterspout in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, October 29, 2011$5.0 million · 1 eventA strong cell which produced a tornado within the Loblolly Bay residential community at 0818-0819 EST, crossed into Pecks Lake as a waterspout, before weakening and exiting across the barrier island and into the Atlantic.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, February 3 to 4, 20061 injured · $500,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 eventsA gravity wave from nearby thunderstorms moved across the Charleston Harbor creating the following peak wind gusts: 65 mph at the Coast Guard Station, 62 mph at the Wando shipping terminal, and 53 mph at Waterfront Park.
• Waterspout in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, April 13, 2011$100,000 · 1 eventAn upper level trough combined with ample moisture and a very ustable air mass to produce numerous showers with strong thunderstorms across most of the northern half of Puerto Rico.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, June 20, 2011$50,000 · 71 kt wind · 6 eventsA west to east oriented stationary front stalled across southeastern North Carolina during the early morning hours of June 20th, 2011. Several severe thunderstorms produced damaging marine wind gusts across the coastal waters.
• Marine Thunderstorm Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, May 14, 2011$50,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 eventA broad trough associated with a persistent surface low north of the area and a wide northeast to southwest swath of moisture south of Puerto Rico moved very slowly east and created a highly unstable environment across the local area.
• Marine High Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, November 16, 2023$40,000 · 65 kt wind · 4 eventsAs a strengthening low-pressure system moved across the Florida Keys into the Atlantic, a wake-low developed on the backside of the system's precipitation field. This resulted in strong winds across the nearshore Atlantic Waters on the morning of November 16th.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, July 1, 2012$20,000 · 2 eventsAn unstable environment produced severe weather with strong winds near the coast of Brunswick County.

• Waterspout in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, October 29, 2011$5.0 million · 1 event
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, February 3 to 4, 20061 injured · $500,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events
• Waterspout in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, April 13, 2011$100,000 · 1 event
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, June 20, 2011$50,000 · 71 kt wind · 6 events
• Marine Thunderstorm Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, May 14, 2011$50,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event
• Marine High Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, November 16, 2023$40,000 · 65 kt wind · 4 events
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, July 1, 2012$20,000 · 2 events
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, April 20, 2012$10,000 · 1 in hail · 7 events
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, April 25, 2014$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 8 events
• Marine Strong Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, March 6, 20261 death · 3 injured · $10,000 · 1 event
• Waterspout in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, July 9, 2022$5,000 · 1 event
• Marine Strong Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, May 27 to 30, 2012$3,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, May 13, 2016$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events
• Waterspout in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, October 19, 2004$2,000 · 1 event
• Marine Strong Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, May 3, 2013$2,000 · 2 events
• Marine High Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, March 24, 2013$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event
• Marine Thunderstorm Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, September 4, 2015$2,000 · 1 event
• Marine Thunderstorm Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, October 6, 2006$1,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
• Waterspout in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, October 3, 2016$1,000 · 1 event
• Waterspouts in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, April 21, 2023$1,000 · 3 events
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, October 7 to 10, 201113 injured · $800 · 90 kt wind · 16 events
• Marine Thunderstorm Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, May 31, 2017$500 · 1 event
• Marine Thunderstorm Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, July 3, 2014$100 · 1 event
• Marine Strong Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, August 22, 2022$20 · 2 events
• Marine Thunderstorm Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, August 17, 2019$10 · 1 event

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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.