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Wind in Alachua County, Florida
462 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 462 wind events in Alachua County, Florida, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 56 years.
June is the busiest month, with 106 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 296 events against 128 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 3% of the 15,461 wind events recorded in Florida; its 52.8 per 100 square miles compares with 28.8 statewide.
NCEI attributes 2 deaths in the county to damaging wind.
63 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 3 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 Florida
| Measure | Alachua County | Florida | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 462 | 15,461 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 52.8 | 28.8 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 16.5 | 7.1 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 2 | 58 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
13Feb
25Mar
29Apr
62May
45Jun
106Jul
79Aug
51Sep
20Oct
10Nov
9Dec
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 193 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 462. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 45 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 45 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Oct 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 45 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jan 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Dec 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Dec 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Dec 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Feb 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Feb 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Dec 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Dec 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Dec 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jan 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jan 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 mph | $10 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $50 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Feb 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Feb 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Feb 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Feb 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jan 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $50 | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jan 2016 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $8K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | — | — | 1 | 2 | County |
| 19 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 24 Mar 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $5K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 24 Mar 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2010 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $4K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Apr 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | 2 | County |
| 28 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | — | — | 1 | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Dec 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Nov 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 22 Feb 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Nov 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jan 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Sep 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 1998 | High Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Sep 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $6K | $3K | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | $3K | — | — | County |
| 2 Feb 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Nov 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $55K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 14 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Oct 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Alachua County had?
462 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 Alachua County?
24 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 Alachua County?
The thunderstorm wind of 24 Mar 2022, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.0M.
How does Alachua County compare with Florida for wind?
52.8 events per 100 square miles against 28.8 statewide; the county holds 462 of the state's 15,461 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.