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Wind in Queens County, New York
182 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.
Queens County, New York, has 182 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 48 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 37 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 110 events against 57 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.7% of the 24,828 wind events recorded in New York; its 167.4 per 100 square miles compares with 52.7 statewide.
NCEI attributes 7 deaths in the county to damaging wind.
125 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 9 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 New York
| Measure | Queens County | New York | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 182 | 24,828 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 167.4 | 52.7 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 0.8 | 12.5 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 7 | 110 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
8Feb
4Mar
9Apr
7May
12Jun
37Jul
33Aug
28Sep
25Oct
7Nov
8Dec
4
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
All 182 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | 3 | County |
| 23 Dec 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $11K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Feb 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $23K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Sep 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2010 | Strong Wind | 51 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 125 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2010 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2010 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $6K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 May 2010 | Strong Wind | 53 mph | $200K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Jan 2010 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Oct 2009 | Strong Wind | 56 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 26 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 2009 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $750 | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jan 2008 | Strong Wind | 51 mph | $8K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 2006 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jan 2006 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Jan 2006 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 25 Oct 2005 | Strong Wind | 48 mph | $17K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Oct 2005 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2005 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Mar 2005 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Dec 2004 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | — | — | 1 | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Nov 2003 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Oct 2003 | High Wind | 45 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 2002 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Dec 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Dec 2000 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jan 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 7 Sep 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | 3 | County |
| 2 Nov 1997 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Nov 1997 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | 2 | 16 | County |
| 15 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 1997 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | 4 | 6 | Forecast zone |
| 19 Oct 1996 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 1996 | High Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Feb 1996 | High Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Jan 1996 | High Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Jan 1996 | High Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Jan 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Nov 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Nov 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Oct 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Mar 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Sep 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1968 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 1963 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 1962 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 1958 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Queens County had?
182 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 Queens County?
22 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 Queens County?
The strong wind of 8 May 2010, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $200K.
How does Queens County compare with New York for wind?
167.4 events per 100 square miles against 52.7 statewide; the county holds 182 of the state's 24,828 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.