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Wind in Suffolk County, Massachusetts
268 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.
Suffolk County, Massachusetts, has 268 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 49 different years.
July is the busiest month, with 50 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 197 events against 51 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 3.2% of the 8,300 wind events recorded in Massachusetts; its 460.1 per 100 square miles compares with 106.4 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 Massachusetts
| Measure | Suffolk County | Massachusetts | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 268 | 8,300 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 460.1 | 106.4 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 3.5 | 11.9 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 2 | 28 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
15Feb
18Mar
20Apr
13May
13Jun
31Jul
50Aug
22Sep
10Oct
36Nov
20Dec
20
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 180 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 268. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 64 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2025 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Mar 2025 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2024 | High Wind | 62 mph | $4K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Feb 2024 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Dec 2023 | High Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Feb 2023 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $500 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Dec 2022 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Nov 2022 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Nov 2022 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $800 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $800 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $800 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2022 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Mar 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Jan 2022 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Jan 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 61 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Oct 2021 | High Wind | 59 mph | $568K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $300 | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $80K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 43 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Dec 2020 | Strong Wind | 53 mph | $500 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Dec 2020 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 61 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $800 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Oct 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Sep 2020 | High Wind | 66 mph | $800 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $300 | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $300 | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2020 | Strong Wind | 47 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Apr 2020 | Strong Wind | 48 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Apr 2020 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Mar 2020 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $800 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Feb 2020 | High Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 12 Jan 2020 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $500 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Oct 2019 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Oct 2019 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Oct 2019 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Oct 2019 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Oct 2019 | High Wind | 51 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Oct 2019 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Oct 2019 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Oct 2019 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Oct 2019 | High Wind | 52 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Oct 2019 | High Wind | 48 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Oct 2019 | High Wind | 46 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Oct 2019 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Oct 2019 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $500 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $300 | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $300 | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2019 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Feb 2019 | High Wind | 68 mph | $135K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Feb 2019 | Strong Wind | 33 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Jan 2019 | Strong Wind | 53 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Dec 2018 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $12K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Nov 2018 | High Wind | 41 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Nov 2018 | High Wind | 46 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Oct 2018 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Oct 2018 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $11K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Oct 2018 | Strong Wind | 47 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2018 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $12K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 70 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Jan 2018 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $500 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Nov 2017 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Oct 2017 | High Wind | 46 mph | $55K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Oct 2017 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Oct 2017 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Sep 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2017 | High Wind | 66 mph | $500 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Mar 2017 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Jan 2017 | High Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Dec 2016 | High Wind | 40 mph | $100 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Dec 2016 | Strong Wind | 47 mph | $700 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Dec 2016 | High Wind | 59 mph | $800 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Nov 2016 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Oct 2016 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $300 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 23 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2016 | High Wind | 45 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Feb 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2015 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Nov 2014 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Oct 2014 | High Wind | 44 mph | $125K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2014 | High Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Mar 2014 | Strong Wind | 54 mph | $5K | — | 2 | 13 | Forecast zone |
| 27 Nov 2013 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Nov 2013 | High Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Nov 2013 | High Wind | 58 mph | $40K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Oct 2013 | Strong Wind | 33 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Jan 2013 | High Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Oct 2012 | High Wind | 62 mph | $3.0M | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Feb 2012 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Dec 2011 | Strong Wind | 56 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Oct 2011 | Strong Wind | 31 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Dec 2010 | Strong Wind | 35 mph | $5K | — | — | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 15 Oct 2010 | Strong Wind | 47 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Oct 2010 | Strong Wind | 51 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $45K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2010 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2010 | High Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Feb 2010 | High Wind | 60 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Nov 2008 | High Wind | 40 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Sep 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 2008 | Strong Wind | 56 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Nov 2007 | High Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Oct 2006 | High Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 2006 | High Wind | 55 mph | $40K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Oct 2005 | High Wind | 67 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2005 | High Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Nov 2003 | High Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 25 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Suffolk County had?
268 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 Suffolk County?
19 Dec 2025 (High Wind, 64 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Suffolk County?
The high wind of 29 Oct 2012, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $3.0M.
How does Suffolk County compare with Massachusetts for wind?
460.1 events per 100 square miles against 106.4 statewide; the county holds 268 of the state's 8,300 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.