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New York Storm & Severe Weather History

Since 1996, New York has logged 51,466 severe-weather events — about 1,660 a year — with 514 direct deaths, 1,457 injuries and $5.3B in reported property damage.

By event type

Thunderstorm Wind15,58128 d$300.6M
Hail4,425—$31.3M
Winter Weather4,2606 d$5.1M
Flash Flood4,18758 d$2.5B
Winter Storm3,9704 d$30.7M
Heavy Snow3,4206 d$130.3M
High Wind2,95242 d$228.3M
Flood2,20216 d$1.3B
Strong Wind1,8849 d$13.0M
Lake-Effect Snow1,2913 d$217.9M
Cold/Wind Chill1,2807 d$420K
Heat1,18082 d—
Frost/Freeze1,030—$150K
Lightning58118 d$12.8M
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill52717 d$63K
Heavy Rain438—$1.2M

Events by year

19962026

Notable events (379)

Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.

Flash FloodAugust 9, 2003
Livingston · $10.0M damage
Heavy SnowDecember 24, 2001
Erie · $10.0M damage
Heavy SnowNovember 21, 2000
Chautauqua · $10.0M damage
Heavy SnowNovember 21, 2000
Cattaraugus · $10.0M damage
Thunderstorm WindSeptember 7, 1998
Oneida · $10.0M damage
Tornado (F2)May 31, 1998
Rensselaer · $10.0M damage
Ice StormJanuary 8, 1998
Jefferson · $10.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)August 7, 2023
Lewis · $1.5M damage
Tornado (F3)May 31, 1998
Broome · 12 injured · $1.5M damage
Tornado (F3)May 31, 1998
Delaware · $1.0M damage
Tornado (F3)May 31, 1998
Otsego · 3 injured · $800K damage
Tornado (EF3)May 22, 2014
Schenectady ·
Winter WeatherJanuary 10, 2014
Northwest Suffolk · 78 injured ·
Winter WeatherJanuary 10, 2014
Northeast Suffolk · 52 injured ·
Winter WeatherJanuary 10, 2014
Southeast Suffolk · 26 injured ·
Winter WeatherJanuary 10, 2014
Southern Nassau · 64 injured ·
Winter WeatherJanuary 10, 2014
Northern Nassau · 65 injured ·
Winter WeatherJanuary 10, 2014
Southwest Suffolk · 78 injured ·
HailJune 16, 2002
Rensselaer · 75 injured ·

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Counts are every logged event since 1996; the "notable" list is filtered to events with fatalities, major damage or a strong tornado. Damage is the reporting office's estimate. A record of past weather is not a forecast. See About the Data.