377
Recorded events
2
Direct deaths
4
Direct injuries
$7.7M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Miami-Dade County, Florida: 377 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 86. That places the county #256 nationally and #10 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Miami-Dade County, Florida: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Miami-Dade County is the 2000s, when 95 of the county's 377 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 Miami-Dade County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 30.2% of all recorded severe weather across 11 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #256 for this hazard and #10 within Florida, putting it in the 91.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Miami-Dade County with 80 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 1993 | Narrowrowanja | 0 | 1 | 1 | $500K |
| Mar 27, 2015 | BISCAYNE PARK | 43 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Dec 18, 2009 | SUNNY IS | 56 | 0 | 1 | $1K |
| Jun 27, 2001 | MIAMI | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 13, 1991 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2025 | MIAMI NEW TAMIAMI AR | 43 | $500 |
| Sep 11, 2025 | CORAL WAY VLG | 43 | $4K |
| Sep 5, 2025 | LEMON CITY | 39 | $4K |
| May 4, 2025 | SOUTH MIAMI | 50 | $0 |
| May 4, 2025 | SOUTH MIAMI | 43 | $500 |
| May 4, 2025 | KENDALL | 43 | $1K |
| Mar 25, 2025 | RICHMOND HGTS | 40 | $1K |
| Mar 25, 2025 | NARANJA | 35 | $2K |
| Mar 25, 2025 | NARANJA | 43 | $1K |
| Aug 21, 2024 | HOMESTEAD GEN AVN AR | 76 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Miami-Dade County
- Hail 244
- Tornado 150
- Flood 108
- Funnel Cloud 99
- Waterspout 74
- Lightning 72
- Flash Flood 61
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A building maintenance worker was killed after he was struck by a glass tabletop that flew off a 9th floor balcony of Flamingo Apartments in Miami Beach. The tabletop flew off during high winds from thunderstorms which affected the area. Nearest measured wind gust was 46 mph at the City of Miami Beach Police Headquarters at 656 PM EDT. It is likely winds were higher at the 9th floor of the building. Report was supplemented with information from City of Miami Beach Department of Emergency Management.
A twisting downdraft damaged four commercial jets, several loading platforms, and a catering truck at concourse G at Miami International Airport. Damage was estimated at $5-million. An official observation of 61 mph was made about one and one-half miles northwest of the damage sight with winds estimated at 100 mph at concourse G.
A high wind gust downed a large ficus tree onto a mobile home completely destroying it. No one was in the home at the time. The mobile home was at Jones Mobile Home Park near the intersection of Krome Avenue and Okeechobee Road.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Miami-Dade County, Florida?
377 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Miami-Dade County between 1955 and 2025, causing 2 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Miami-Dade County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Miami-Dade County measured 86.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Miami-Dade 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 Miami-Dade County, Florida.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/florida/miami-dade-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.