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Wind in Windham County, Connecticut
236 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
NCEI records 236 wind events in Windham County, Connecticut, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 46 years.
July is the busiest month, with 68 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 151 events against 75 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 7.6% of the 3,085 wind events recorded in Connecticut; its 46.0 per 100 square miles compares with 63.7 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
27 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 4 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with Connecticut
| Measure | Windham County | Connecticut | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 236 | 3,085 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 46.0 | 63.7 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 20.3 | 8.6 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 28 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
10Feb
7Mar
10Apr
2May
15Jun
33Jul
68Aug
41Sep
15Oct
10Nov
12Dec
13
Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
The 166 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 236. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $800 | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 64 mph | $9K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $300 | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $800 | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $300 | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | 1 | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Dec 2023 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $800 | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $800 | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $23K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $800 | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Nov 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $800 | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Nov 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Nov 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $600 | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Nov 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $800 | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Nov 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $300 | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $800 | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Dec 2020 | Strong Wind | 53 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Strong Wind | 55 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $800 | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $800 | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $500 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Feb 2019 | Strong Wind | 53 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Jan 2019 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Jan 2019 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Nov 2018 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Nov 2017 | Strong Wind | 48 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Oct 2017 | Strong Wind | 48 mph | $6K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Oct 2017 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2016 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Feb 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Feb 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Feb 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jan 2016 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Mar 2015 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Aug 2014 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jan 2013 | High Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Oct 2012 | High Wind | 61 mph | $438K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Sep 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Dec 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Dec 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Dec 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 2006 | High Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jan 2006 | High Wind | 67 mph | $75K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jan 2006 | High Wind | 67 mph | $35K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jan 2006 | High Wind | 41 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Oct 2005 | High Wind | 67 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Sep 2005 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2005 | High Wind | 58 mph | $45K | — | — | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 1 Dec 2004 | High Wind | 67 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Nov 2003 | High Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Windham County had?
236 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Windham County?
19 May 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Windham County?
The high wind of 29 Oct 2012, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $438K.
How does Windham County compare with Connecticut for wind?
46.0 events per 100 square miles against 63.7 statewide; the county holds 236 of the state's 3,085 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.