315
Recorded events
2
Direct deaths
8
Direct injuries
$4.3M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Orange County, Florida: 315 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #402 nationally and #14 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Orange County, Florida: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Orange County is the 1990s, when 83 of the county's 315 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 Orange County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 41.9% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #402 for this hazard and #14 within Florida, putting it in the 87.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Orange County with 75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2024 | KILLARNEY | 40 | 1 | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 1, 2022 | (ORL)ORLANDO EXEC AR | 54 | 1 | 1 | $0 |
| Jan 10, 1986 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $0 | |
| Apr 27, 2002 | ORLANDO | 50 | 0 | 1 | $5K |
| Aug 2, 2000 | ORLANDO | 55 | 0 | 1 | $5K |
| Mar 30, 1996 | OCOEE | 58 | 0 | 1 | $20K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | (ORL)ORLANDO EXEC AR | 51 | $0 |
| Aug 21, 2025 | (MCO)ORLANDO INTL AR | 59 | $0 |
| Aug 5, 2025 | (ORL)ORLANDO EXEC AR | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 9, 2025 | (ORL)ORLANDO EXEC AR | 57 | $0 |
| May 30, 2025 | (MCO)ORLANDO INTL AR | 55 | $0 |
| Jul 14, 2024 | (ORL)ORLANDO EXEC AR | 53 | $0 |
| Jun 6, 2024 | NORTH ORLANDO | 45 | $250 |
| Jun 6, 2024 | AZALEA PARK | 45 | $2K |
| Jun 6, 2024 | (MCO)ORLANDO INTL AR | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 6, 2024 | KILLARNEY | 40 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Orange County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The ASOS at Orlando Executive Airport, KORL, measured a peak wind gust of 62 mph from a severe thunderstorm. These winds flipped over two small planes at the airport. One plane was unoccupied when it was flipped near a hanger on the airport. A second plane that had two people onboard was flipped as it was taxiing on the main runway. When first responders arrived they found one man had died from his injuries at the scene, and the other man was transported to Orlando Medical Regional Center with serious injuries.
A tree fell onto a car traveling southbound on Reams Road near Summerlake Park Boulevard in Winter Garden. A 14 year old female who was in the back seat at the time was extricated from the back seat and transported to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Two other passengers in the car were uninjured.
A severe thunderstorm swept just south of downtown Orlando blowing down numerous large trees that damaged about five homes. Doors and roofs of two warehouses were damaged. A wind gust to 71 mph was recorded at Orlando Executive Airport damaging two aircraft. Thirty telephone service trucks were damaged, most with broken glass. Total damage was estimated between $2 and $3 million.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Orange County, Florida?
315 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Orange County between 1956 and 2026, causing 2 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Orange County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Orange County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Orange 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 Orange County, Florida.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/florida/orange-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.