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Wind in Miami-Dade County, Florida
378 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.
Miami-Dade County, Florida, has 378 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 64 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 81 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 179 events against 132 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 2.4% of the 15,461 wind events recorded in Florida; its 19.9 per 100 square miles compares with 28.8 statewide.
NCEI attributes 2 deaths in the county to damaging wind.
226 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 25 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 | Miami-Dade County | Florida | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 378 | 15,461 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 19.9 | 28.8 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 1.4 | 7.1 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 2 | 58 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
19Feb
24Mar
23Apr
44May
71Jun
81Jul
34Aug
34Sep
31Oct
9Nov
0Dec
8
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 162 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 378. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 45 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 40 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 87 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Feb 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Feb 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Feb 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jan 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jan 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Dec 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $1.5M | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 54 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 41 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 41 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 41 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 41 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 41 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jan 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jan 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jan 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jan 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jan 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Sep 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jan 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | — | — | 1 | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Oct 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Dec 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 25 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $80K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jan 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | — | $20K | — | — | County |
| 13 Feb 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 99 mph | $5.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jan 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500K | — | 1 | 1 | County |
| 13 Mar 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Miami-Dade County had?
378 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 Miami-Dade County?
2 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 60 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Miami-Dade County?
The thunderstorm wind of 13 Feb 1995, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $5.0M.
How does Miami-Dade County compare with Florida for wind?
19.9 events per 100 square miles against 28.8 statewide; the county holds 378 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.