87
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
$1.3M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Charlotte County, Florida: 87 recorded events between 1964 and 2022. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #2,372 nationally and #56 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Charlotte County, Florida: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Charlotte County is the 1990s, when 37 of the county's 87 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Charlotte County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 33.3% of all recorded severe weather across 11 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,372 for this hazard and #56 within Florida, putting it in the 24.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Charlotte County with 24 recorded events, while Oct is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 1983 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $0 | |
| Nov 9, 1987 | 55 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2022 | PUNTA GORDO CLT ARPT | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 24, 2022 | CHARLOTTE HARBOR | 51 | $0 |
| Aug 8, 2022 | ROTUNDA WEST | 43 | $1K |
| Apr 30, 2022 | SOLANA | 50 | $0 |
| Dec 21, 2021 | ENGLEWOOD | 63 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2020 | PUNTA GORDO CLT ARPT | 51 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2019 | CHARLOTTE HARBOR | 50 | $1K |
| Jun 26, 2019 | ACLINE | 45 | $1K |
| Aug 7, 2018 | HARBOR VIEW | 45 | $5K |
| Sep 2, 2017 | CHARLOTTE HARBOR | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
In Port Charlotte, thunderstorm winds blew the roof off of a business and a pool cage at a residence was damage. In Punta Gorda, two sailboats were knocked off their stands at a marina and an overhang at a boat dock was peeled back.
Charlotte County Emergency Management reported that they received an estimated 60 different calls from home and business owners about wind damage around western Charlotte County on the morning of the 17th. A total of 17 screen pool enclosures were damaged and 22 business had damage to the plastic covering of illuminated signs. Other reported damage included trees and branches blown down and minor damage to soffit and fascia. The emergency manager also noted that this was the most significant ||Pictures were also relayed from broadcast media showing wind damage to the roof of a block walled commercial building. The pictures showed significant sections of the shingles and sub-roofing material were pulled up and deposited in the parking lot, resulting in water intrusion.
Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees, power lines and damaged the roofs of nine mobile homes from Englewood to Port Charlotte. Most of the wind damage occurred from Dearborn to Beach Street in Engelwood where roof, soffit and aluminum trim materials were ripped from mobile homes.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Charlotte County, Florida?
87 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Charlotte County between 1964 and 2022, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Charlotte County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Charlotte County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Charlotte County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Charlotte County, Florida.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/florida/charlotte-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.