Marine Thunderstorm Wind

Events

44,240

Deaths

55

Injuries

67

Damage

$56 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 Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, April 13, 202113 deaths · $50 million · 65 kt wind · 7 eventsA wake low developed on the backside of a cluster of showers and thunderstorms racing south across southeast Louisiana.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, April 25, 20156 deaths · 63 kt wind · 2 eventsA well defined bow echo produced high winds across Mobile Bay and Mississippi Sound.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, March 6, 20045 deaths · 2 eventsStrong thunderstorm winds were responsible for capsizing a 36-ft water taxi near Fort McHenry. The 41 kt gust was reported at Baltimore-Washington International Airport. Ft McHenry is 7 miles northeast of Baltimore-Washington International Airport.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 17, 20112 deaths · 1 injured · $4,000 · 60 kt wind · 5 eventsA line of thunderstorms crossed Northern Lake Michigan, producing a large swath of strong winds.
• 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 Thunderstorm Winds and Waterspouts in Gulf of Mexico, June 14 to 19, 20232 deaths · 65 kt wind · 17 eventsThe middle part of June was unusually stormy across the area. Numerous rounds of strong to severe storms impacted the region with multiple squall lines producing strong to severe winds across the coastal waters.
• Marine Thunderstorm Wind in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, September 18, 20041 death · 1 eventHeavy rain bands with embedded thunderstorms over Eastern Long Island Sound produced wind gusts up to 43 knots. This resulted in a 31 foot boat capsizing near Niantic Bay. Two men were thrown into the water. One of them was killed. The boat sustanied significant structual damage.
• 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 Winds in Gulf of Mexico, November 6, 20061 death · 5 eventsA line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved across the southeast Louisiana and Mississippi coastal waters as a strong upper level disturbance moved across the lower Mississippi Valley.
• 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 North Atlantic Coastal Waters, June 16, 20081 death · 6 eventsScattered severe thunderstorms produced gusty winds over portions of the Chesapeake Bay and Maryland and Virginia Coastal Waters.
• 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 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 Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, June 29 to 30, 20121 death · 70 kt wind · 6 eventsA well-organized cluster of thunderstorms with a history of producing widespread damaging winds advanced into a hot, unstable airmass over the Mid Atlantic.
• 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 Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, August 15, 20161 death · 68 kt wind · 19 eventsA southwest flow caused hot and humid conditions over the area. A pressure trough triggered showers and thunderstorms, and some produced gusty winds due to the unstable atmosphere.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, February 25, 20171 death · 1.25 in hail · 22 eventsA potent cold front passed through the waters on the 25th. Southerly winds ahead of the boundary ushered in unusually warm and humid conditions for this time of year which led to some instability.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, April 7, 20181 death · 1 injured · 4 eventsA squall line developed ahead of a cold front and moved south through the eastern Gulf of Mexico during the afternoon of the 7th. Some of the stronger thunderstorms produced marine wind gusts along the coast.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, June 29 to 30, 20191 death · 63 kt wind · 10 eventsA strong upper level disturbance triggered severe thunderstorms across the coastal waters.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 7, 20201 death · 2 eventsScattered thunderstorms along with an outflow boundary moved across southern Lake Michigan during the evening of July 7th.

• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, April 13, 202113 deaths · $50 million · 65 kt wind · 7 events
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, September 12, 2003$3.0 million · 72 kt wind · 15 events
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, February 3 to 4, 20061 injured · $500,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events
• Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, August 23, 2006$500,000 · 92 kt wind · 1 event
• Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Superior, June 17, 2006$400,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 25 to 26, 2005$170,000 · 67 kt wind · 17 events
• Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Gulf of Mexico, September 22, 2006$100,000 · 1 event
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake St. Clair, June 8, 2008$100,000 · 74 kt wind · 4 events
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, June 8, 2008$100,000 · 61 kt wind · 10 events
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, May 29, 2019$100,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 4, 2003$90,000 · 51 kt wind · 9 events
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, July 14, 2007$80,000 · 3 events
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, May 8, 2005$75,000 · 65 kt wind · 11 events
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, September 19, 2002$60,000 · 3 events
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, May 21, 2004$60,000 · 53 kt wind · 7 events
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, May 11, 2003$50,000 · 2 events
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, July 27, 20083 injured · $50,000 · 57 kt wind · 10 events
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, June 20, 2011$50,000 · 71 kt wind · 6 events
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds and Waterspout in Lake Michigan, June 30, 2011$50,000 · 82 kt wind · 5 events
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, January 9, 2011$50,000 · 61 kt wind · 16 events
• Marine Thunderstorm Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, May 14, 2011$50,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event
• Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Gulf of Mexico, April 13, 2004$33,000 · 66 kt wind · 1 event
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, June 11, 2026$32,000 · 60 kt wind · 22 events
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, August 21, 2002$30,000 · 3 events
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 15, 2003$30,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events

• 122 kt: Marine Thunderstorm Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, July 17, 2004122 kt wind · 1 event
• 106 kt: Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, September 16, 2010106 kt wind · 8 events
• 104 kt: Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, August 28, 2010104 kt wind · 7 events
• 100 kt: Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Erie, July 26, 2005100 kt wind · 16 events
• 98 kt: Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, October 2, 200698 kt wind · 4 events
• 93 kt: Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, May 6, 200793 kt wind · 5 events
• 92 kt: Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Gulf of Mexico, July 1, 200692 kt wind · 1 event
• 92 kt: Waterspout in Lake Michigan, August 23, 200692 kt wind · 2 events
• 92 kt: Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, August 23, 2006$500,000 · 92 kt wind · 1 event
• 90 kt: Marine Thunderstorm Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, June 27, 200590 kt wind · 1 event
• 90 kt: Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, October 7 to 10, 201113 injured · $800 · 90 kt wind · 16 events
• 90 kt: Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, February 23 to 24, 201690 kt wind · 12 events
• 89 kt: Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, January 9, 202489 kt wind · 8 events
• 88 kt: Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, April 25 to 27, 2015$1,000 · 88 kt wind · 17 events
• 87 kt: Marine Thunderstorm Winds and Waterspout in Gulf of Mexico, July 16 to 18, 201487 kt wind · 23 events
• 84 kt: Marine Thunderstorm Winds and Waterspout in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, June 10, 201584 kt wind · 5 events
• 82 kt: Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, August 4, 200882 kt wind · 6 events
• 82 kt: Marine Thunderstorm Winds and Waterspout in Lake Michigan, June 30, 2011$50,000 · 82 kt wind · 5 events
• 82 kt: Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 5, 2012$5,000 · 82 kt wind · 2 events
• 82 kt: Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, July 18 to 19, 202082 kt wind · 12 events
• 81 kt: Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Gulf of Mexico, May 11, 200681 kt wind · 1 event
• 81 kt: Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 27 to 28, 201181 kt wind · 4 events
• 81 kt: Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, May 1 to 4, 201781 kt wind · 22 events
• 81 kt: Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Gulf of Mexico, May 22, 202681 kt wind · 1 event
• 80 kt: Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Erie, July 22, 201180 kt wind · 2 events

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• 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
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• Lakeshore Flood
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• Seiche
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• Northern Lights
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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.