Orlando storm and wind data
26 tropical storms and hurricanes have passed within 60 miles of Orlando since 1950. Summer thunderstorms bring damaging wind about 9 days a year. About 58% of local homes were built before 2000. This page shows what the public records say, and where the garages are.
Strongest wind gusts at Orlando International Airport since 1997
Tropical storms and hurricanes passing within 60 miles of Orlando, by decade
Hurricanes and tropical storms
- How often: 26 tropical cyclone centers passed within 60 miles of downtown Orlando from 1950 to 2024, 8 of them at hurricane strength while that close. 11 of the 26 came in 2000 or later.
- Strongest gust at the airport: 105 mph on August 13, 2004, during Hurricane Charley. Hurricane Milton in 2024 and Irma in 2017 both brought gusts near 80 mph or more.
- The 2004 season: three storms (Charley, Frances, Jeanne) passed within 60 miles of Orlando in six weeks, two of them still at hurricane strength.
- Before 1990: David (1979), Abby (1968), Donna (1960), King (1950) also passed within 60 miles as hurricanes.
Wind speeds here are the highest 6-hourly best-track sustained wind while the center was within 60 miles, rounded to 5 mph, so they describe the storm, not what any one house felt.
| Storm | Closest pass | Distance | Peak wind nearby | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton | October 10, 2024 | 31 mi | 80 mph | Category 1 |
| Nicole | November 10, 2022 | 40 mi | 65 mph | Tropical storm |
| Ian | September 29, 2022 | 48 mi | 70 mph | Tropical storm |
| Irma | September 11, 2017 | 55 mi | 75 mph | Category 1 |
| Julia | September 13, 2016 | 34 mi | 50 mph | Tropical storm |
| Fay | August 20, 2008 | 48 mi | 65 mph | Tropical storm |
| Ernesto | August 31, 2006 | 51 mi | 40 mph | Tropical storm |
| Jeanne | September 26, 2004 | 58 mi | 85 mph | Category 1 |
| Frances | September 5, 2004 | 55 mi | 70 mph | Tropical storm |
| Charley | August 14, 2004 | 33 mi | 85 mph | Category 1 |
| Gabrielle | September 15, 2001 | 4 mi | 50 mph | Tropical storm |
| Jerry | August 24, 1995 | 27 mi | 40 mph | Tropical storm |
| Erin | August 2, 1995 | 39 mi | 60 mph | Tropical storm |
Thunderstorms and tornadoes
- Wind: 428 damaging thunderstorm wind reports on 255 days, 1996 to 2025, in the three counties. That is about 8.5 wind days a year, 75% of them from May through September.
- Strongest: the highest measured thunderstorm gust was 86 mph at Orlando International Airport on March 24, 2013.
- Hail: 422 reports on 214 days, 250 of them 1 inch or larger. The largest was 3 inches near New Upsala on May 21, 2020.
- Tornadoes: 55 tornado reports on 42 days.
- Airport gusts: Orlando International averages 11.6 days a year with a gust of 40 mph or more and 2.7 at 50 or more (1997 to 2025).
Average days per month with a damaging thunderstorm wind report
Storm reports by place
Storm reports are tagged with the nearest named place. Places with more people and airports collect more reports, so treat this as where storms were seen, not a precise risk map.
| Place | County | Wind reports | Hail reports | Tornadoes | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando | Orange | 42 | 55 | 2 | September 11, 2023 |
| Kissimmee | Osceola | 21 | 29 | 4 | June 19, 2019 |
| St. Cloud | Osceola | 22 | 15 | 3 | June 6, 2024 |
| Orlando International Airport | Orange | 21 | 9 | 1 | August 21, 2025 |
| Apopka | Orange | 14 | 12 | 2 | September 11, 2023 |
| Oviedo | Seminole | 14 | 12 | 1 | May 21, 2022 |
| Winter Park | Orange | 11 | 13 | 0 | April 11, 2021 |
| Sanford | Seminole | 16 | 7 | 1 | May 21, 2020 |
| Longwood | Seminole | 11 | 9 | 1 | April 14, 2023 |
| Lake Mary | Seminole | 5 | 14 | 0 | March 16, 2022 |
| Union Park | Orange | 3 | 14 | 2 | April 11, 2021 |
| Forest City | Seminole | 9 | 8 | 1 | March 10, 2025 |
| Orlando Sanford International Airport | Seminole | 14 | 1 | 0 | September 26, 2023 |
| Ocoee | Orange | 7 | 7 | 0 | February 4, 2024 |
| Conway | Orange | 8 | 6 | 0 | September 11, 2023 |
| Bithlo | Orange | 7 | 6 | 0 | March 20, 2018 |
| Winter Garden | Orange | 4 | 8 | 1 | May 22, 2020 |
| Windermere | Orange | 5 | 7 | 0 | July 14, 2022 |
| Altamonte Springs | Seminole | 7 | 5 | 0 | April 7, 2022 |
| Geneva | Seminole | 7 | 5 | 0 | April 1, 2009 |
| Orlando Executive Airport | Orange | 10 | 2 | 0 | August 5, 2025 |
| Kenansville | Osceola | 5 | 5 | 1 | October 9, 2024 |
| Winter Springs | Seminole | 5 | 6 | 0 | April 6, 2019 |
| Casselberry | Seminole | 7 | 2 | 1 | May 19, 2009 |
| Maitland | Orange | 2 | 8 | 0 | April 11, 2021 |
| Kissimmee Gateway Airport | Osceola | 8 | 1 | 1 | July 5, 2023 |
| Christmas | Orange | 2 | 5 | 3 | April 26, 2023 |
| Holopaw | Osceola | 2 | 4 | 3 | June 17, 2011 |
| Orlando International Airport | Orange | 5 | 4 | 0 | June 17, 2005 |
| Sunland | Seminole | 6 | 3 | 0 | August 24, 2021 |
| Fern Park | Seminole | 3 | 6 | 0 | June 6, 2024 |
| Orlovista | Orange | 6 | 2 | 1 | May 11, 2024 |
| Chuluota | Seminole | 5 | 3 | 0 | June 6, 2022 |
| Narcoosee | Osceola | 3 | 2 | 3 | July 8, 2016 |
Heat and rain at the airport
- Heat: 116 days a year at 90 degrees or hotter at Orlando International, and 19 at 95 or hotter (1996 to 2025). A closed garage gets hotter than that.
- Rain: about 51 inches a year, with 75 days of a tenth of an inch or more. June through September brings 58% of it.
Average days per month at 90 degrees or hotter, Orlando International Airport
Average rainfall by month, Orlando International Airport (inches)
Garages by ZIP code
The Census does not count garages, so we use single-family detached homes as the closest stand-in. Built before 2000 matters because the Florida Building Code took over from local codes on March 1, 2002. Owner occupancy matters because owners, not renters, pay for door repairs.
| ZIP | Area | Detached homes | Median year built | Built before 2000 | Built 2010 or later | Owner occupied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34787 | Winter Garden | 25,418 | 2011 | 24% | 53% | 68% |
| 34711 | Clermont | 21,373 | 2004 | 33% | 28% | 75% |
| 32765 | Oviedo | 16,260 | 1996 | 63% | 17% | 71% |
| 32703 | Apopka | 16,083 | 1991 | 66% | 22% | 66% |
| 32828 | Avalon Park, Waterford Lakes | 15,921 | 2002 | 38% | 11% | 64% |
| 34746 | West Kissimmee | 15,670 | 2004 | 39% | 29% | 72% |
| 32825 | East Orlando | 15,437 | 1994 | 63% | 11% | 65% |
| 34744 | Kissimmee, Lake Toho | 15,426 | 2001 | 47% | 30% | 67% |
| 32771 | Sanford | 15,422 | 2001 | 46% | 23% | 62% |
| 32712 | North Apopka | 14,791 | 1997 | 55% | 16% | 85% |
| 32824 | Meadow Woods | 13,880 | 2004 | 38% | 35% | 76% |
| 32708 | Winter Springs | 13,793 | 1988 | 78% | 11% | 75% |
| 32837 | Hunter's Creek | 12,601 | 1995 | 71% | 7% | 57% |
| 32818 | Hiawassee | 12,261 | 1987 | 84% | 1% | 58% |
| 34761 | Ocoee | 12,138 | 1999 | 52% | 25% | 72% |
| 32746 | Lake Mary | 11,837 | 1996 | 61% | 17% | 63% |
| 34786 | Windermere | 11,663 | 2006 | 22% | 32% | 72% |
| 34743 | East Kissimmee, Buenaventura Lakes | 11,001 | 1991 | 79% | 6% | 69% |
| 32808 | Pine Hills | 10,974 | 1978 | 86% | 7% | 42% |
| 34771 | St. Cloud East | 10,552 | 2010 | 32% | 51% | 85% |
| 32792 | Aloma, Goldenrod | 10,538 | 1982 | 84% | 11% | 48% |
| 34772 | St. Cloud South | 10,162 | 2007 | 29% | 40% | 83% |
| 32817 | Union Park | 8,645 | 1990 | 78% | 10% | 56% |
| 32789 | Winter Park | 8,552 | 1977 | 71% | 18% | 64% |
| 32835 | MetroWest, Turkey Lake | 8,536 | 1994 | 67% | 7% | 48% |
| 32806 | Delaney Park, SoDo | 8,460 | 1967 | 89% | 6% | 70% |
| 32822 | Airport area | 8,331 | 1988 | 77% | 10% | 42% |
| 34747 | Celebration | 8,140 | 2004 | 34% | 27% | 50% |
| 32810 | Lockhart, Eatonville | 8,106 | 1986 | 77% | 9% | 51% |
| 32832 | Lake Nona South | 8,072 | 2013 | 6% | 63% | 68% |
| 32750 | Longwood | 7,948 | 1981 | 81% | 13% | 75% |
| 32812 | Conway, Belle Isle | 7,885 | 1983 | 90% | 3% | 61% |
| 34715 | Minneola | 7,863 | 2007 | 30% | 42% | 84% |
| 32773 | South Sanford | 7,688 | 1991 | 67% | 15% | 58% |
| 34714 | Clermont South | 7,424 | 2003 | 41% | 31% | 51% |
| 32819 | Dr. Phillips, Bay Hill | 7,123 | 1990 | 64% | 22% | 56% |
| 34769 | St. Cloud | 7,093 | 1986 | 71% | 14% | 67% |
| 32807 | Azalea Park | 6,955 | 1979 | 86% | 8% | 50% |
| 32803 | Colonialtown, Audubon Park | 6,593 | 1965 | 78% | 17% | 53% |
| 32804 | College Park | 6,470 | 1964 | 77% | 18% | 65% |
| 32714 | Altamonte Springs | 6,455 | 1983 | 84% | 4% | 51% |
| 32836 | Dr. Phillips South | 6,127 | 2001 | 48% | 31% | 60% |
| 32809 | Pine Castle, Edgewood | 5,766 | 1974 | 91% | 2% | 53% |
| 34741 | Kissimmee | 5,753 | 1992 | 61% | 23% | 33% |
| 32811 | Kirkman, MetroWest | 5,292 | 1986 | 77% | 5% | 30% |
| 32839 | Oak Ridge | 5,254 | 1989 | 66% | 14% | 25% |
| 32826 | UCF, Alafaya | 4,638 | 1994 | 64% | 18% | 49% |
| 32827 | Lake Nona | 4,496 | 2012 | 11% | 63% | 61% |
| 32829 | Vista Lakes | 4,470 | 2004 | 23% | 16% | 74% |
| 32801 | Downtown Orlando | 1,517 | 2003 | 42% | 30% | 27% |
| 32814 | Baldwin Park | 1,058 | 2007 | 13% | 37% | 36% |
Area names are our shorthand for the main neighborhoods in each ZIP. Census ACS 2020 to 2024 5-year estimates (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003), via Census Reporter. Year-built shares are for all housing units in the ZIP, not only detached homes.
How we built this
Hurricane tracks. The NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 best-track file (hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt), 1950 to 2024. A storm counts when any 6-hourly track point fell within 60 miles of downtown Orlando (Lake Eola). Hurricane means its best-track wind was 74 mph or more at one of those points.
Storm reports. Every thunderstorm wind report for Orange County and its neighbors Seminole and Osceola, along with their hail and tornado reports, from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database bulk files, 1996 to 2025. A wind day is a date with at least one report. Reports come from trained spotters and the public as well as the National Weather Service, so more people means more reports. NOAA adds events months after they happen, which is why 2026 is left out. Lake County, which includes Clermont, is not in this table.
Airport weather. NOAA NCEI daily summaries for Orlando International Airport (station USW00012815), 1996 to 2025, with data through October 24, 2026. Wind is the fastest 5-second gust each day.
Homes. US Census American Community Survey 2020 to 2024 5-year estimates by ZIP Code Tabulation Area, via Census Reporter.
Limits. One airport station and a track line do not describe every street. Use this to understand the area, not to diagnose your door or your insurance coverage.
Using this data. Anyone may cite or republish these charts and tables with a link to this page (CC BY 4.0).