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Wind in Broward County, Florida

385 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.

385 events · 0 deaths recorded · peak month June · county share of state 2.5%

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Wind event locations in and around Broward County. Dots: Wind event locations in the kept record. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

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 385 wind events in Broward County, Florida, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 62 years.

June is the busiest month, with 96 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 181 events against 149 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.

The county holds 2.5% of the 15,461 wind events recorded in Florida; its 32.0 per 100 square miles compares with 28.8 statewide.

237 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 34 reached hurricane force (74 mph).

Compared with Florida

MeasureBroward CountyFloridaUS
Wind events since 195038515,461701,953
Per 100 square miles32.028.819.9
Per 10,000 residents2.07.121.1
Deaths recorded0582,166
Busiest monthJuneJuneJune

By year

195019882026
Wind events recorded in Broward County per year, 1950 to 2026 (2026 is partial).

Seasonality

Jan
8
Feb
16
Mar
33
Apr
37
May
48
Jun
96
Jul
58
Aug
48
Sep
28
Oct
4
Nov
4
Dec
5
Wind events in Broward County by month of occurrence, all years.

Magnitude distribution

under 58 mph148
58–73 mph203
74–95 mph30
96 mph and over4
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 171 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 385. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.

DateEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageCrop damageDeathsInjuriesGeography
16 Sep 2025Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
16 Sep 2025Thunderstorm Wind49 mph$2K———County
16 Sep 2025Thunderstorm Wind55 mph$2K———County
1 Jun 2025Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$1K———County
1 Jun 2025Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$3K———County
23 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
23 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$20K———County
23 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$15K———County
23 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
5 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
4 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
29 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
12 Jun 2024Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$5K———County
7 Jun 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
20 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind67 mph————County
20 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
20 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
3 Mar 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
3 Mar 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
3 Mar 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
3 Mar 2024Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
21 Sep 2023Thunderstorm Wind66 mph————County
17 Aug 2023Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
16 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
13 Jun 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
13 Jun 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
13 Jun 2023Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$10K———County
3 Jun 2023Thunderstorm Wind69 mph————County
3 Jun 2023Thunderstorm Wind72 mph————County
3 Jun 2023Thunderstorm Wind75 mph$50K———County
3 Jun 2023Thunderstorm Wind83 mph————County
2 Jun 2023Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
24 Apr 2023Thunderstorm Wind56 mph$1K———County
13 Apr 2023Thunderstorm Wind70 mph————County
25 Jun 2022Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
19 Jun 2022Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$2K———County
3 Jun 2022Thunderstorm Wind49 mph$50K———County
28 Apr 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
16 Jan 2022Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
1 Sep 2021Thunderstorm Wind49 mph$500———County
20 Jun 2021Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
20 Jun 2021Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
16 Jun 2021Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$1K———County
15 Jun 2021Thunderstorm Wind43 mph$1K———County
14 Jun 2021Thunderstorm Wind72 mph$10K———County
14 Jun 2021Thunderstorm Wind59 mph$3K———County
11 Apr 2021Thunderstorm Wind64 mph$1K———County
30 Aug 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
17 Aug 2020Thunderstorm Wind59 mph$500———County
15 Jul 2020Thunderstorm Wind66 mph————County
5 Jul 2020Thunderstorm Wind46 mph—$5K——County
4 Jul 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
2 Jul 2020Thunderstorm Wind75 mph$50K———County
2 Jul 2020Thunderstorm Wind75 mph————County
19 Jun 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
17 May 2020Thunderstorm Wind40 mph—$1K——County
16 May 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
16 May 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
26 Apr 2020Thunderstorm Wind69 mph————County
26 Apr 2020Thunderstorm Wind52 mph—$1K——County
3 Aug 2019Thunderstorm Wind49 mph$1K———County
12 Jun 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
20 Sep 2018Thunderstorm Wind49 mph$1K———County
7 Jun 2018Thunderstorm Wind69 mph————County
24 May 2017Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
24 May 2017Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
14 Mar 2017Thunderstorm Wind64 mph$5K———County
23 Jan 2017Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
19 Sep 2016Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
9 Aug 2016Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
9 Aug 2016Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
17 Jun 2016Thunderstorm Wind68 mph————County
24 Mar 2016Thunderstorm Wind55 mph$10K———County
16 Feb 2016Thunderstorm Wind70 mph————County
16 Feb 2016Thunderstorm Wind70 mph————County
16 Feb 2016Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
16 Feb 2016Thunderstorm Wind62 mph————County
16 Feb 2016Thunderstorm Wind81 mph———1County
16 Feb 2016Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
16 Feb 2016Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
28 Jan 2016Thunderstorm Wind49 mph$5K———County
6 Sep 2015Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
6 Sep 2015Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
31 Jul 2015Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
29 Jun 2015Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
27 Mar 2015Thunderstorm Wind55 mph———1County
27 Mar 2015Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
5 Feb 2015Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
29 Jul 2014Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
13 Jun 2014Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
11 Jun 2014Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
6 Mar 2014Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
6 Mar 2014Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
6 Mar 2014Thunderstorm Wind70 mph————County
6 Mar 2014Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
12 Feb 2014Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
14 Jun 2013Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
20 Apr 2013Thunderstorm Wind72 mph————County
20 Apr 2013Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
4 Apr 2013Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
4 Apr 2013Thunderstorm Wind75 mph————County
4 Apr 2013Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
4 Apr 2013Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
7 Sep 2012Thunderstorm Wind70 mph$53K———County
6 Sep 2012Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
5 Sep 2012Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
5 Sep 2012Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$1K———County
5 Sep 2012Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$500———County
17 Aug 2012Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
24 Jun 2012Thunderstorm Wind62 mph————County
29 May 2012Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
27 May 2012Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
14 May 2012Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
22 Apr 2012Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
6 Apr 2012Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$3K———County
18 Oct 2011Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$1K———County
7 Aug 2011Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
1 Jul 2011Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
30 Jun 2011Thunderstorm Wind72 mph————County
30 Jun 2011Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
10 Mar 2011Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$3K———County
10 Mar 2011Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
23 Jun 2009Thunderstorm Wind70 mph———1County
23 Jun 2009Thunderstorm Wind70 mph$5K———County
23 Jun 2009Thunderstorm Wind70 mph$3K———County
26 May 2009Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
14 Jun 2007Thunderstorm Wind70 mph$10K———County
7 Aug 2005Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$10K———County
29 Jul 2005Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$5K———County
17 Jun 2005Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$10K———County
11 Jun 2005Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
1 Jun 2005Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
26 May 2005Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$20K———County
13 Aug 2004Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$10K———County
2 Aug 2004Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$10K———County
22 Jun 2004Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$10K———County
9 Aug 2003Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$20K———County
17 Mar 2003Thunderstorm Wind92 mph$25K———County
9 Dec 2002Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$10K———County
3 Jul 2002Thunderstorm Wind81 mph$10K———County
1 Aug 2001Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$5K———County
23 Jul 2001Thunderstorm Wind75 mph$10K———County
17 Jul 2001Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
19 Mar 2001Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$5K———County
14 Aug 2000Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$5K———County
6 Aug 2000Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$5K———County
30 Jun 2000Thunderstorm Wind75 mph$2K———County
20 Aug 1999Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$10K———County
2 Aug 1999Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$30K———County
29 May 1999Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$25K———County
13 May 1999Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$10K———County
29 Apr 1999Thunderstorm Wind75 mph$10K———County
20 Mar 1998Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$50K———County
19 Jun 1997Thunderstorm Wind64 mph$10K———County
15 Jun 1997Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$15K———County
28 May 1996Thunderstorm Wind75 mph$10K———County
11 Jul 1995Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$20K———County
2 Jul 1995Thunderstorm Wind81 mph$55K——1County
20 May 1995Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$2K———County
8 Mar 1995Thunderstorm Wind81 mph$80K———County
8 Nov 1994Thunderstorm Wind0 mph———1County
7 Aug 1994Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$5K———County
7 Aug 1994Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
2 Oct 1993Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$5K———County
1 Aug 1993Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$500K———County
5 Apr 1993Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$50K——1County
5 Apr 1993Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$50K———County
5 Apr 1993Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$5K———County
13 Mar 1993Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$5K———County
14 Jul 1990Thunderstorm Wind0 mph———4County
15 Apr 1987Thunderstorm Wind69 mph———2County

Questions and answers

How many wind events has Broward County had?

385 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 Broward County?

16 Sep 2025 (Thunderstorm Wind, 55 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.

What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Broward County?

The thunderstorm wind of 1 Aug 1993, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $500K.

How does Broward County compare with Florida for wind?

32.0 events per 100 square miles against 28.8 statewide; the county holds 385 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.