Thunderstorm Wind in Lafayette County, Florida

Thunderstorm Wind in Lafayette County, Florida: 93 recorded events between 1971 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #2,292 nationally and #51 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Lafayette County is the 2010s, when 40 of the county's 93 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 Lafayette County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 67.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,292 for this hazard and #51 within Florida, putting it in the 27.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Lafayette County with 20 recorded events, while Nov 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.

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Lafayette County, Florida?

93 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Lafayette County between 1971 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Lafayette County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Lafayette County measured 65.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Lafayette 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.