Marine High Wind

Events

1,016

Deaths

8

Injuries

7

Damage

$15 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 High Wind in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, November 12 to 13, 20093 deaths · 52 kt wind · 7 eventsA powerful nor'easter produced storm force wind gusts for around 24 hours across lower Delaware Bay, coastal Delaware and most of coastal New Jersey from the morning of the 12th into the early evening of the 13th. Peak wind gusts were around 52 knots (60 mph).
• Marine High Wind in Gulf of Mexico, April 3, 20131 death · 1 injured · $12 million · 58 kt wind · 2 eventsDuring the late morning and early afternoon hours on 3 April, strong winds developed in the wake of a passing area of heavy rainfall.
• Marine High Wind in California, December 2, 19961 death · 2 injured · $50,000 · 1 eventHeavy seas capsized a fishing vessel off of Fern Canyon when it was caught abeam by a large wave. Two crew members were rescued but one drown.
• Marine High Wind in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, May 12, 20081 death · 1 injured · 60 kt wind · 1 eventA low pressure system, which was tracking eastward, was centered over the Illinois/Indiana border during the early morning hours of May 11th. A secondary low pressure system began to develop over eastern North Carolina during the late afternoon on the 11th.
• Marine High Wind in Hawaiian Waters, July 20, 20141 death · 2 injured · 52 kt wind · 1 eventStrong winds from a collapsing thunderstorm north of Maui County swirled through the central valley of Maui and entered Maalaea Bay and surrounding waters. The winds then stirred up waves of 8 to 12 feet.
• Marine High Wind in Hawaiian Waters, January 3, 20151 death · 1 injured · 50 kt wind · 1 eventWinds in excess of 40 mph and seas as high as 16 feet drove a 75-foot sailboat, the Hawaii Aloha, aground in waters west of Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. One crew member from this vessel was lost and presumed drowned.

• Marine High Wind in Gulf of Mexico, April 3, 20131 death · 1 injured · $12 million · 58 kt wind · 2 events
• Marine High Wind in Tennessee, July 27, 1999$1.0 million · 1 event
• Marine High Wind in Lake Michigan, October 19 to 20, 2011$1.0 million · 56 kt wind · 1 event
• Marine High Wind in Lake Michigan, May 30, 2008$100,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events
• Marine High Wind in Lake Michigan, October 31, 2014$100,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event
• Marine Strong Wind in Lake Michigan, October 12 to 15, 2019$100,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events
• Marine High Wind in Gulf of Mexico, May 19, 2021$100,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event
• Marine High Wind in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, September 1, 2006$75,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, April 23, 2023$60,000 · 58 kt wind · 7 events
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, May 29, 2006$51,000 · 53 kt wind · 7 events
• Marine High Wind in California, December 2, 19961 death · 2 injured · $50,000 · 1 event
• Marine High Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, November 16, 2023$40,000 · 65 kt wind · 4 events
• Marine High Wind in Gulf of Mexico, January 11, 2012$30,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events
• Marine High Wind in Gulf of Alaska, December 8, 2005$21,000 · 70 kt wind · 5 events
• Marine Strong Wind in Gulf of Mexico, April 23 to 24, 2010$20,000 · 69 kt wind · 15 events
• Marine High Wind in Gulf of Alaska, January 8, 2006$10,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events
• Marine High Wind in Lake Michigan, March 13 to 14, 2006$10,000 · 1 event
• Marine High Wind in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, May 11 to 12, 2008$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
• Marine High Wind in Lake Michigan, September 29 to 30, 2011$10,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, April 20, 2012$10,000 · 1 in hail · 7 events
• Marine High Wind in Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters, January 2, 2006$5,000 · 1 event
• Marine High Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, March 24, 2013$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event
• Marine Strong Wind in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, November 12, 2020$2,000 · 4 events
• Marine Strong Wind in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, October 26, 2018$1,000 · 4 events

• 87 kt: Marine High Wind in Gulf of Alaska, October 5, 201087 kt wind · 1 event
• 81 kt: Marine High Wind in Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters, March 13, 201181 kt wind · 5 events
• 81 kt: Marine High Wind in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, December 18, 202381 kt wind · 1 event
• 79 kt: Marine High Wind in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, February 25, 201079 kt wind · 1 event
• 76 kt: Marine High Wind in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, October 28 to 30, 201276 kt wind · 9 events
• 75 kt: Marine High Wind in Gulf of Alaska, January 26, 201275 kt wind · 2 events
• 75 kt: Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, October 9 to 10, 201875 kt wind · 1 event
• 75 kt: Marine High Wind in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, December 18, 202375 kt wind · 3 events
• 72 kt: Marine High Wind in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, August 28, 201172 kt wind · 3 events
• 72 kt: Marine High Wind in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, October 29, 201272 kt wind · 5 events
• 72 kt: Marine High Wind in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, February 8, 201372 kt wind · 2 events
• 70 kt: Marine High Wind in Gulf of Alaska, December 8, 2005$21,000 · 70 kt wind · 5 events
• 70 kt: Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, February 18 to 19, 201170 kt wind · 5 events
• 70 kt: Marine High Wind in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, October 16 to 17, 201970 kt wind · 15 events
• 70 kt: Marine High Wind in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, October 27, 202170 kt wind · 7 events
• 69 kt: Marine Strong Wind in Gulf of Mexico, April 23 to 24, 2010$20,000 · 69 kt wind · 15 events
• 69 kt: Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, February 24 to 25, 201969 kt wind · 5 events
• 69 kt: Marine High Wind in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, April 13, 202069 kt wind · 6 events
• 69 kt: Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, December 23 to 25, 202269 kt wind · 10 events
• 68 kt: Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, October 26 to 27, 201068 kt wind · 6 events
• 68 kt: Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, November 18 to 19, 201668 kt wind · 6 events
• 68 kt: Marine High Wind in Lake Michigan, March 15 to 16, 202668 kt wind · 1 event
• 67 kt: Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, January 10 to 12, 201767 kt wind · 8 events
• 67 kt: Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, October 24, 201767 kt wind · 5 events
• 67 kt: Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, December 16 to 17, 202167 kt wind · 9 events

• Thunderstorm Wind
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• Flash Flood
• High Wind
• Winter Storm
• Drought
• Winter Weather
• Tornado
• Heavy Snow
• Flood
• Marine Thunderstorm Wind
• Heat
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• Strong Wind
• Excessive Heat
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
• Cold/Wind Chill
• Lightning
• Dense Fog
• Blizzard
• Frost/Freeze
• Ice Storm
• High Surf
• Funnel Cloud
• Wildfire
• Tropical Storm
• Waterspout
• Coastal Flood
• Lake-Effect Snow
• Debris Flow
• Hurricane (Typhoon)
• Dust Storm
• Rip Current
• Storm Surge/Tide
• Marine High Wind
• Sleet
• Avalanche
• Marine Hail
• Astronomical Low Tide
• Marine Tropical Storm
• Tropical Depression
• Freezing Fog
• Lakeshore Flood
• Dust Devil
• Marine Strong Wind
• Dense Smoke
• Marine Hurricane/Typhoon
• Volcanic Ashfall
• Seiche
• Sneakerwave
• Volcanic Ash
• Tsunami
• Marine Tropical Depression
• Marine Dense Fog
• Northern Lights
• Marine Lightning
• Hurricane

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.