New York
62 counties24 tornadoes rated F3/EF3+109 county disaster declarations
New York has recorded 536 tornadoes since 1950, 30th among the states; 53 tropical storms and hurricanes within 50 miles since 1851; 39,045 acres burned by large wildfires since 1984.
2025
- Tornadoes rated F2/EF2+ since 1950
- Tropical cyclone tracks since 1851
Statewide totals
Unique events: a tornado that crossed three counties counts once.
- Tornadoes since 1950
- 536
- 30th of 51
- Rated F3/EF3 or stronger
- 24
- 28th of 51
- Tropical cyclones within 50 mi
- 53
- 12th of 51
- At hurricane strength
- 14
- 11th of 51
- Acres burned since 1984
- 39K
- 13 large fires
- Flood insurance claims
- 174,558
- $5.7 billion paid
County leaders
Where in New York each hazard has struck most.
Most tornadoes
Most tropical cyclones within 50 mi
Most acres burned
- 1Rockland County16K
- 2Orange County11K
- 3Ulster County6,247
- 4Sullivan County2,203
- 5Suffolk County1,068
Most flood claims
- 1Nassau County51,523
- 2Suffolk County33,936
- 3Richmond County19,422
- 4Queens County14,948
- 5Westchester County12,259
Notable events
The strongest tornadoes, hurricanes and fires in New York’s record. Each opens its own page.
Tornadoes
- F4 1973, Columbia4 killed
- F4 1989, Montgomery42 mi
- F4 1985, Chautauqua28 mi
- F1 1989, Orange9 killed
Hurricanes and tropical storms
- Unnamed 1938Cat. 3
- Carol 1954Cat. 3
- Unnamed 1869Cat. 3
- Bob 1991Cat. 2
- Unnamed 1944Cat. 2
- Donna 1960Cat. 2
- Unnamed 1858Cat. 1
- Esther 1961Cat. 1
- Unnamed 1879Cat. 1
- Gloria 1985Cat. 1
Every county
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Cities
Places of 10,000 people or more with their own records.
- New York
- Buffalo
- Yonkers
- Rochester
- Syracuse
- Albany
- New Rochelle
- Mount Vernon
- Schenectady
- Utica
- White Plains
- Hempstead
- Troy
- Niagara Falls
- Kiryas Joel
- Binghamton
- Freeport
- Valley Stream
- Long Beach
- Spring Valley
- Ithaca
- Poughkeepsie
- Port Chester
- Harrison
- Rome
- Middletown
- North Tonawanda
- Saratoga Springs
- Glen Cove
- Newburgh
- Jamestown
- Ossining
- Lindenhurst
- Elmira
- Auburn
- Peekskill
- Rockville Centre
- Kingston
- Watertown
- Garden City
- Mineola
- Lynbrook
- Lockport
- Mamaroneck
- Plattsburgh
- Lackawanna
- Cohoes
- Scarsdale
- Amsterdam
- Cortland
- Oswego
- Massapequa Park
- Rye
- Floral Park
- Westbury
- Oneonta
- Batavia
- Beacon
- Tonawanda
- Kenmore
- Depew
- Gloversville
- Johnson City
- Glens Falls
- Olean
- Endicott
- Haverstraw
- Geneva
- Patchogue
- Dunkirk
- Babylon
- Tarrytown
- Suffern
- Dobbs Ferry
- Woodbury
- Sleepy Hollow
- Fulton
- Lake Grove
- Great Neck
- West Haverstraw
- Chestnut Ridge
- Mount Kisco
- Airmont
- Corning
- Canandaigua
- Watervliet
- New Hyde Park
- New Square
- East Rockaway
- Oneida