National Storms

Florida damaging wind history

From 2016 to 2025, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 4,548 damaging thunderstorm wind reports in Florida, 3,936 of them 58 mph or more and 128 of 75 mph or more (measured or estimated), on 809 storm days. The day with the most reports since 1955 was January 9, 2024 (132 reports in Florida). The highest wind on record is 130 mph, on April 29, 1955. 2026 so far: 468 preliminary reports.

4,548wind reports 2016–2025
3,93658 mph or more
12875 mph or more
130 mphhighest on record
4682026 preliminary reports

Florida's biggest wind day since 2016: January 9, 2024

75 mph or more58–74 mphbelow 58 mph or no speed given

132 damaging wind reports in Florida, 3 of 75 mph or more. All storm reports that day →

1990: 1991991: 2161992: 2111993: 2701994: 2301995: 2951996: 2351997: 3681998: 4111999: 3792000: 3572001: 2882002: 1952003: 2312004: 3232005: 1222006: 1882007: 3312008: 4062009: 3322010: 2552011: 5672012: 4482013: 3282014: 5252015: 6952016: 4542017: 4602018: 4312019: 4422020: 5632021: 3082022: 4342023: 7132024: 4752025: 268199019931996199920022005200820112014201720202023max 713
Damaging wind reports per year in Florida, 1990–2025

Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.

Days with the most damaging wind reports in Florida

Storm dayWind reports75 mph+Highest
January 9, 2024132387 mph
April 19, 2019113072 mph
June 30, 201587381 mph
January 22, 201783275 mph
April 4, 201176286 mph
February 7, 201775490 mph
April 23, 199775064 mph
April 23, 2020701375 mph
February 15, 201667681 mph
January 11, 201462063 mph
February 6, 202059176 mph
July 22, 201858181 mph
March 12, 199357596 mph
March 30, 2011561285 mph
May 9, 20245312110 mph

Highest wind speeds reported in Florida

Storm dayWind reports75 mph+Highest
April 29, 195511130 mph
February 2, 1998216120 mph
July 13, 199931115 mph
August 11, 196311115 mph
February 1, 1983102113 mph
May 9, 20245312110 mph
April 11, 195711109 mph
May 27, 1997171108 mph
August 20, 197021108 mph
January 8, 2024134106 mph

Florida damaging wind reports by year

YearDamaging wind reports58 mph+75 mph+HighestDays with reports
2026*46869282 mph80
2025268220577 mph80
202447544227110 mph72
20237136391986 mph101
2022434366892 mph92
20213082511085 mph72
202056350528100 mph82
2019442374496 mph76
2018431360181 mph84
20174603909100 mph73
201645438917100 mph77
2015695606597 mph103
20145254501281 mph91
201332828616100 mph76
2012448407378 mph90
20115675432190 mph77
2010255224074 mph62
2009332307792 mph82
2008406398597 mph73
2007331330579 mph74
2006188188792 mph57
2005122122592 mph51
2004323323892 mph66
200323122612104 mph81
2002195781192 mph75
200128810013100 mph75
20003571041181 mph89
199937913215115 mph92
199841113922120 mph90
19973689612108 mph91
19962351301892 mph80
199529542999 mph83
1994230334104 mph89
1993270491096 mph77
199221131299 mph86
199121630381 mph74
1990199405104 mph78
198917317117104 mph75
19885656575 mph34
19876767686 mph51
19869624285 mph45
19856817177 mph43
19847610281 mph38
1983144328113 mph63
19826821881 mph34
19815613181 mph34
19805624597 mph31
19793411198 mph26
19788326492 mph25
19774020292 mph28
19764419275 mph30
197586226101 mph57
19746824175 mph43
19734812483 mph28
19723518379 mph23
19716021596 mph37
197051153108 mph28
19696323781 mph34
19684012298 mph29
1967214286 mph12
19663114390 mph27
19653019381 mph22
19642618586 mph17
196331185115 mph25
19622215394 mph20
19612815276 mph22
196018119102 mph16
1959143192 mph13
1958143283 mph13
1957961109 mph9
1956922100 mph5
1955942130 mph8

* 2026: preliminary SPC reports; many have no wind speed yet.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) damaging-wind reports, 1955–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Wind speeds are measured or estimated by spotters, the public and NWS staff; SPC records them in knots and we show mph. 58 mph is the National Weather Service's severe-thunderstorm wind threshold.

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