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Marine Strong Wind in the United States
National statistics for marine strong wind events from the NOAA Storm Events Database (2015–2025): how often they occur, where they hit hardest, and the human and property toll.
- 90
- Events recorded
- 56
- Fatalities
- $1.8M
- Property damage
- 4
- States affected
How dangerous are Marine Strong Wind events in the U.S.?
NOAA's Storm Events Database has catalogued 90 marine strong wind events across 4 states and territories between 2015 and 2025. The cumulative human toll is 56 fatalities and 30 injuries, and the financial footprint reaches $1.8M in combined property ($1.8M) and crop ($10) damage. On a per-fatality basis this places marine strong wind events at a high severity tier relative to other tracked hazard types in the NOAA catalog.
Geographic exposure skews toward a small cluster of frequently-hit states. The three states absorbing the largest share of events are AT (40 events, 18 fatalities), LA (23 events, 13 fatalities), GU (20 events, 21 fatalities), a mix of underlying hazard climatology and how many people live in the exposed corridor. At the other end, states such as LA, GU, E report far fewer events, a meaningfully lower-frequency pattern there, though local vigilance still matters.
Annual totals swing noticeably from year to year. The peak year on record was 2019, logging 17 events and $559.5K in property damage in a single calendar year. The most recent year in the dataset is 2025 with 12 events recorded. Across the full 11-year window, annual event counts reflect seasonal climate cycles and, for some years, longer climate-driven shifts in frequency.
How to interpret this data
NOAA storm event data is filed by local National Weather Service forecast offices, so reporting intensity can vary by jurisdiction and should be interpreted alongside FEMA disaster declarations for a fuller picture.
For household and business preparedness, this state-and-year view should be paired with local-level FEMA National Risk Index ratings, flood-zone maps where applicable, and up-to-date NWS watch/warning information, population exposure and asset value matter as much as raw event frequency for estimating real-world risk.
Marine Strong Wind by State
Marine Strong Wind by Year
| Year | Events | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 6 | 2 | $8.0K |
| 2024 | 3 | 6 | 3 | $1.0K |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 2 | $0 |
| 2022 | 10 | 14 | 0 | $37.0K |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 | $20.0K |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 0 | $1.0M |
| 2019 | 17 | 1 | 0 | $559.5K |
| 2018 | 9 | 8 | 5 | $103.0K |
| 2017 | 10 | 1 | 0 | $25.0K |
| 2016 | 9 | 13 | 4 | $0 |
| 2015 | 9 | 6 | 10 | $11.5K |
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Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (2015-2025) NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (2015-2025) For informational purposes only
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