237
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$446K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Columbia County, Florida: 237 recorded events between 1969 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #764 nationally and #29 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Columbia County, Florida: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Columbia County is the 2010s, when 76 of the county's 237 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 Columbia County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 57.9% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #764 for this hazard and #29 within Florida, putting it in the 75.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Columbia County with 62 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2017 | SUWANNEE VLY | 50 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2024 | BASS | 50 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2025 | LAKE CITY | 50 | $0 |
| May 13, 2024 | SUWANNEE VLY | 40 | $200 |
| May 10, 2024 | FIVE PTS | 62 | $0 |
| May 10, 2024 | WATERTOWN | 62 | $0 |
| May 10, 2024 | WINFIELD | 56 | $0 |
| May 10, 2024 | BASS | 56 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2024 | BASS | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2024 | FT WHITE | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2024 | BASS | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 22, 2023 | WATERTOWN | 45 | $5K |
Other hazards here
More from Columbia County
- Hail 54
- Heavy Rain 48
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A large tree was blown down onto a mobile home and split the home in half near Interstate 10 and U.S. Highway 41. There was 1 fatality. There were additional reports of trees and power lines down across Lake City. The time of damage was based on radar.
A tree was blown down onto a single-wide mobile home destroying much of the home along NW Klondike Glen. The family was displaced. The cost of damage was estimated but officially unknown. The time of damage was based on radar data.
Columbia county EM reported a large tree snapped at the trunk and fell onto a single wide mobile home in Deer Run Mobile Home Park. The mobile home sustained considerable damage with a whole section of roof and walls completely collapsed. No one was inside the home during the event.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Columbia County, Florida?
237 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Columbia County between 1969 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Columbia County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Columbia County measured 65.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Columbia 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 Columbia County, Florida.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/florida/columbia-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.