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Wind in Duval County, Florida

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

772 events · 1 deaths recorded · peak month June · county share of state 5.0%

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Wind event locations in and around Duval 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.

Duval County, Florida, has 772 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 63 different years.

June is the busiest month, with 189 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 502 events against 202 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.

The county holds 5% of the 15,461 wind events recorded in Florida; its 101.2 per 100 square miles compares with 28.8 statewide.

NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.

201 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 16 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

MeasureDuval CountyFloridaUS
Wind events since 195077215,461701,953
Per 100 square miles101.228.819.9
Per 10,000 residents7.77.121.1
Deaths recorded1582,166
Busiest monthJuneJuneJune

By year

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

Seasonality

Jan
16
Feb
24
Mar
29
Apr
79
May
88
Jun
189
Jul
160
Aug
105
Sep
37
Oct
11
Nov
17
Dec
17
Wind events in Duval County by month of occurrence, all years.

Magnitude distribution

under 58 mph490
58–73 mph185
74–95 mph11
96 mph and over5
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 772. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.

DateEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageCrop damageDeathsInjuriesGeography
27 Jun 2026Thunderstorm Wind58 mph—$6K——County
23 Jun 2026Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
23 Jun 2026Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$12K———County
23 Jun 2026Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
23 Jun 2026Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$25K———County
23 Jun 2026Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
16 Mar 2026Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$2K———County
16 Mar 2026Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$35K———County
16 Mar 2026Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$5K———County
16 Mar 2026Thunderstorm Wind46 mph$1K———County
16 Mar 2026Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$7K———County
16 Mar 2026Thunderstorm Wind68 mph————County
16 Mar 2026Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
16 Mar 2026Thunderstorm Wind49 mph$7K———County
16 Mar 2026Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
23 Aug 2025Thunderstorm Wind52 mph$200———County
13 Aug 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
13 Aug 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
13 Aug 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
13 Aug 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
13 Aug 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
30 Jul 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
29 Jul 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
29 Jul 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
29 Jul 2025Thunderstorm Wind46 mph$2K———County
29 Jul 2025Thunderstorm Wind70 mph————County
29 Jul 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
29 Jul 2025Thunderstorm Wind35 mph$100———County
9 Jul 2025Thunderstorm Wind46 mph$1K———County
28 Jun 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
28 Jun 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
28 Jun 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
19 Jun 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
5 Jun 2025Thunderstorm Wind47 mph$2K———County
5 Jun 2025Thunderstorm Wind47 mph$500———County
29 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
28 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
10 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
11 Apr 2025Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
11 Apr 2025Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
11 Apr 2025Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
16 Feb 2025Thunderstorm Wind47 mph$2K———County
16 Feb 2025Thunderstorm Wind48 mph$2K———County
11 Dec 2024Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
9 Sep 2024Thunderstorm Wind40 mph$100———County
27 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind40 mph$100———County
27 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind40 mph$100———County
27 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind40 mph$100———County
28 Jun 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
10 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
10 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
10 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
10 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
10 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind72 mph————County
10 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind69 mph————County
10 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind66 mph————County
10 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind62 mph————County
10 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
10 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
10 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
10 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
10 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
10 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
10 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
10 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
3 Apr 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
9 Jan 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
2 Dec 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
2 Dec 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
11 Sep 2023Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
11 Sep 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
11 Sep 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
11 Sep 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
11 Sep 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
30 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
30 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind71 mph————County
23 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
23 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
23 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
10 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind62 mph————County
10 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind46 mph$100———County
10 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind46 mph$100———County
9 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
9 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
9 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
9 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
9 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind63 mph————County
9 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind62 mph————County
9 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind62 mph————County
9 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
7 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
5 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
3 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
3 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
3 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
15 Jun 2023Thunderstorm Wind46 mph$500———County
14 Jun 2023Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
14 Jun 2023Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
14 Jun 2023Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
14 Jun 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
14 Jun 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
11 Jun 2023Thunderstorm Wind49 mph$100———County
11 Jun 2023Thunderstorm Wind63 mph————County
17 May 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
17 May 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
27 Apr 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
27 Apr 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
27 Apr 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
27 Apr 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
27 Apr 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
22 Jan 2023Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
22 Jan 2023Thunderstorm Wind74 mph————County
4 Jan 2023Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
30 Nov 2022Thunderstorm Wind46 mph$1K———County
30 Nov 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
1 Sep 2022Thunderstorm Wind46 mph$2K———County
21 Aug 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
21 Aug 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
18 Aug 2022Thunderstorm Wind46 mph$500———County
17 Aug 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
18 Mar 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1.0M———County
7 Jul 2021Thunderstorm Wind46 mph——1—County
22 Jun 2021Thunderstorm Wind52 mph$5K———County
11 Aug 2020Thunderstorm Wind52 mph———1County
15 Apr 2018Thunderstorm Wind58 mph———1County
27 Jul 2017Thunderstorm Wind52 mph$50K———County
27 Jul 2017Thunderstorm Wind52 mph$5K———County
17 Jul 2017Thunderstorm Wind52 mph$10K———County
7 Feb 2017Thunderstorm Wind52 mph$15K———County
24 Mar 2016Thunderstorm Wind52 mph$20K———County
21 Jul 2015Thunderstorm Wind58 mph———1County
19 May 2015Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
11 May 2015Thunderstorm Wind46 mph$5K———County
18 Aug 2014Thunderstorm Wind52 mph———2County
17 Aug 2012Thunderstorm Wind52 mph$15K———County
31 May 2012Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$20K———County
31 May 2012Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
10 Oct 2011High Wind60 mph$5K———Forecast zone
14 May 2011Thunderstorm Wind58 mph———1County
13 Jun 2009Thunderstorm Wind58 mph———1County
13 Aug 2008Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$12M———County
5 Jan 2007Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$10K———County
25 Dec 2006Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$10K———County
31 Jul 2006Thunderstorm Wind58 mph———7County
11 Jun 2006Thunderstorm Wind58 mph———1County
28 Mar 2005Strong Wind45 mph$25K———Forecast zone
30 Apr 2004Thunderstorm Wind52 mph$6K———County
12 Jul 2003Thunderstorm Wind52 mph$40K———County
28 Jun 2003Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$50K——1County
24 Dec 2002Thunderstorm Wind—$10K———County
20 Jul 2002Thunderstorm Wind—$20K———County
31 Aug 2001Thunderstorm Wind—$5K———County
27 Jul 2001Thunderstorm Wind—$5K———County
4 Jul 2001Thunderstorm Wind—$5K———County
16 Jun 2001Thunderstorm Wind—$25K———County
16 Jun 2001Thunderstorm Wind—$5K———County
14 Jun 2001Thunderstorm Wind—$10K———County
28 May 2001Thunderstorm Wind—$10K———County
29 Mar 2001Thunderstorm Wind—$10K———County
20 Mar 2001Thunderstorm Wind—$10K———County
6 Sep 2000Thunderstorm Wind—$15K———County
19 Aug 2000Thunderstorm Wind—$20K———County
7 Jul 2000Thunderstorm Wind—$50K——1County
15 Jun 2000Thunderstorm Wind—$6K———County
16 Mar 2000Thunderstorm Wind—$4K———County
10 Jan 2000Thunderstorm Wind—$35K———County
9 Jul 1999Thunderstorm Wind—$5K———County
9 Jun 1999Thunderstorm Wind—$6K———County
2 Jan 1999Thunderstorm Wind—$5K———County
2 Sep 1998Thunderstorm Wind—$5K———County
14 Aug 1998Thunderstorm Wind—$65K———County
13 Aug 1998Thunderstorm Wind—$5K———County
8 Apr 1998Thunderstorm Wind—$15K———County
25 Jul 1997Thunderstorm Wind—$4K———County
27 May 1997Thunderstorm Wind108 mph$2.0M———County
23 Apr 1997Thunderstorm Wind—$25K———County
23 Apr 1997Thunderstorm Wind—$15K———County
23 Apr 1997Thunderstorm Wind—$5K———County
7 Oct 1996Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$4K———County
4 Oct 1996High Wind69 mph$13K———Forecast zone
7 Jun 1996Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$5K———County
11 Nov 1995Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$5K———County
7 Nov 1995Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$6K———County
14 Sep 1995Thunderstorm Wind74 mph$18K———County
19 Aug 1995Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$8K———County
23 Jan 1995Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$10K———County
26 Jul 1994Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$5K———County
13 Jun 1994Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$50K———County
9 Jun 1994Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$5K———County
3 Jan 1994Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$5K———County
22 Apr 1990Thunderstorm Wind0 mph———6County
7 Aug 1989Thunderstorm Wind69 mph———3County
1 May 1989Thunderstorm Wind58 mph———3County

Questions and answers

How many wind events has Duval County had?

772 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 Duval County?

27 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.

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

The thunderstorm wind of 13 Aug 2008, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $12M.

How does Duval County compare with Florida for wind?

101.2 events per 100 square miles against 28.8 statewide; the county holds 772 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.