States › Florida › Brevard County › Wind
Wind in Brevard County, Florida
440 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.
Brevard County, Florida, has 440 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 57 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 116 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 241 events against 158 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 2.8% of the 15,461 wind events recorded in Florida; its 43.4 per 100 square miles compares with 28.8 statewide.
NCEI attributes 4 deaths in the county to damaging wind.
238 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 31 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 | Brevard County | Florida | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 440 | 15,461 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 43.4 | 28.8 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 7.1 | 7.1 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 4 | 58 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
16Feb
19Mar
46Apr
59May
40Jun
116Jul
60Aug
47Sep
14Oct
16Nov
5Dec
2
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 187 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 440. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | — | — | 2 | — | County |
| 24 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jan 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jan 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 82 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2021 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Feb 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jan 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Dec 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Dec 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Mar 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Mar 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Mar 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Mar 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Mar 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Mar 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $50K | — | — | 3 | County |
| 24 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2016 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Mar 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 97 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 45 mph | — | — | — | 3 | County |
| 20 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 21 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Nov 2011 | Strong Wind | 29 mph | — | — | 1 | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Mar 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 21 Mar 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jan 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jan 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Feb 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $22K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jan 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Feb 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Feb 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $90K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Nov 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 26 Mar 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jan 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $100K | — | — | 26 | County |
| 8 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 1996 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Mar 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jan 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Oct 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | 1 | — | County |
| 13 Mar 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | 6 | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Brevard County had?
440 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 Brevard County?
24 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 64 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Brevard County?
The thunderstorm wind of 25 Jun 1994, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $500K.
How does Brevard County compare with Florida for wind?
43.4 events per 100 square miles against 28.8 statewide; the county holds 440 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.