New York Storm Data: Hail & Wind History Since 2010
Deduplicated storm activity for New York, fused from NWS warnings, storm reports, official records, and FEMA declarations.
Latest New York hail and wind storms
- Last reported hail in New York (0.75 in.+, screening): October 7, 2026 — 1.00 in. reported at Wilson (Niagara County), SPC storm report.
- 2026 so far in New York: 20 hail days and 120 wind days statewide (days with a storm report or station gust at the screening thresholds; warnings alone never count).
| Date | Largest reported hail | Strongest gust | City pages hit |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 16, 2026 | — | 61 mph measured | — |
| October 14, 2026 | — | 52 mph measured | New York, Yonkers |
| October 13, 2026 | — | 56 mph measured | — |
| October 12, 2026 | — | 51 mph measured | — |
| October 9, 2026 | — | 54 mph measured | New York, Yonkers |
| October 8, 2026 | — | 55 mph measured | — |
| October 7, 2026 | 1.00 in. reported | — | — |
| October 6, 2026 | — | 51 mph measured | New York, Yonkers |
| October 5, 2026 | — | 63 mph measured | New York, Yonkers |
| September 30, 2026 | — | 52 mph measured | New York, Yonkers |
Cities hit this week
City pages with a storm report or station gust at the screening thresholds (hail 0.75 in.+, wind 45 mph+) within 25 miles in the last 7 days, freshest first.
- New York hail & wind — Oct 14, 2026 · 52 mph gust measured
- Yonkers hail & wind — Oct 14, 2026 · 52 mph gust measured
New York storm facts
- StormAuditor's analysis of NOAA and National Weather Service records found 3,426 deduplicated storm events (wind, hail, tornado, and flood; NWS warning products included) in New York in the 12 months ending October 21, 2026.
- Storm activity touched 62 of 62 New York counties over that period.
- The most impacted county in New York was Suffolk, with 143 events.
- The busiest day by event count in New York was June 18, 2026, with 185 events.
New York storm activity at a glance (last 12 months)
StormAuditor's consolidated public record currently shows 3,426 storm events impacting 62 of New York's 62 counties in the trailing 12 months: 1,854 wind events, 857 hail events, 101 tornado events, 614 flood events. Every count includes NWS warnings as well as observed reports, so tornado events mean tornado warnings and reports, not confirmed tornadoes.
Events are fused from National Weather Service warnings and Special Weather Statements, observed Local Storm Reports, official NCEI storm records, and FEMA disaster declarations, then consolidated into a single event table under the published methodology.
Wind covers thunderstorm and non-thunderstorm wind alike, so these counts measure something different from the NCEI entry counts in the history section below; the two are not comparable year to year. State totals also count NWS Special Weather Statements (radar-indicated hail or gusts below warning level); city pages leave those out.
Busiest days in New York by event count
Ranked by the number of 12-month events, NWS warnings included, so a day with many warnings can outrank a day with larger hail.
- June 18, 2026 — 185 events incl. warnings (flood, hail, tornado, wind)
- March 31, 2026 — 170 events incl. warnings (flood, hail, tornado, wind)
- June 11, 2026 — 122 events incl. warnings (hail, wind)
- July 21, 2026 — 117 events incl. warnings (flood, hail, tornado, wind)
- September 2, 2026 — 114 events incl. warnings (flood, hail, tornado, wind)
Most impacted counties
Events of every type for each county — wind, hail, tornado and flood, NWS warnings and Special Weather Statements included. City pages count wind and hail events only, so a county number on a city page is never higher than the number here.
- Suffolk — 143 events
- New York — 109 events
- Queens — 109 events
- Erie — 105 events
- Niagara — 100 events
- Broome — 98 events
- Chautauqua — 94 events
- Westchester — 93 events
Additional activity recorded under other NWS area names (forecast zones, tribal lands, and former census areas): New York (Manhattan) (6) · Northwest Suffolk (6) · Southeast Suffolk (5) · Northeast Suffolk (4).
How these numbers are counted
The storm numbers on this page are counted in four different ways, plus the free address check. Each answers a different question with its own size cutoffs, area and time span, so compare numbers within one group, not across groups.
- Storm days (latest hail and wind): A day in the last 12 months when at least one report anywhere in New York showed hail 0.75 in. or larger or wind of 45 mph or more (StormAuditor screening thresholds). Reports are NWS storm reports from spotters, the public and officials, plus weather-station gusts, which count from 50 mph. A warning on its own never makes a storm day. The "City pages hit" column and each city's last reported hail apply the same rule within 25 miles of the city. The statewide columns count reports inside New York only. City pages count reports within 25 miles of each city, which can reach into a neighboring state; those values name the other state, so a border city's value for a day can be higher than the New York value.
- Storm-date pages (NWS severe): A storm-date page is published only when at least one report or station gust within 25 miles of a city met the National Weather Service severe criteria (hail 1.00 in. or larger, or wind 58 mph or more), at least two separate observations were logged, and the day ranks among the most significant. A storm report that relays an airport weather station's reading (the same station, the same gust and the same time) counts once, as the station reading. Not every storm day gets a page; when one does, the page and the storm-day table show the same largest hail and strongest gust.
- Events (12-month counts): Events count the New York storm log: NWS warnings and Special Weather Statements (a lower-level NWS alert), storm reports (wind 50 mph+, hail 0.75 in.+), station gusts, NCEI entries and FEMA disaster declarations, for each county affected, floods included. One event is one place on one day, counted separately for each type (wind, hail, tornado, flood). A weather station or storm-report point counts once a day, at that day's highest reading, however many readings it filed; a place with hail and wind on the same day is two events. NWS warnings and Special Weather Statements count once per county per day, and NCEI entries and FEMA declarations once per place per day. A storm report that relays an airport weather station's reading (the same station, the same gust and the same time) counts once, as the station reading. The same report arriving through another feed (SPC or NCEI) is one record. The most impacted counties list uses this count. City pages count only wind and hail within 25 miles and leave out floods and Special Weather Statements, so city counts do not add up to the state total, and a city page's county count is a wind-and-hail count that is never higher than the same county's number here.
- NOAA history (since 2010): The official NOAA storm record (NCEI Storm Events) in New York from January 1, 2010 to the day before the 12-month window starts: hail 0.50 in.+, thunderstorm wind 40 mph+ and tornadoes. It is a separate, older record with its own "storm days" (days with any entry), so its counts are not compared with the 12-month numbers.
- Free Report Snapshot: A free YES/NO estimate for one address, from radar and wind analysis at the property rather than area reports, at the same screening thresholds: hail 0.75 in. or wind 45 mph.
Full method: Methodology and Data Sources.
New York hail and wind history in NOAA NCEI records, 2010–Oct. 2025
This section covers January 1, 2010 through October 20, 2025. Storms from October 21, 2025 on are in the 12-month summary above, so no date is counted in both.
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 16,011 NCEI Storm Events entries in New York for this period, on 737 separate storm days. Wind is the more common entry — 13,393 thunderstorm wind reports to 2,408 hail reports.
The largest hail in these records for New York was 4.00 in. (grapefruit size), reported on May 22, 2014 in Montgomery County. Hail of 2 inches or more appears in 16 different years of this record, the latest being 2025 through Oct. 20. Measured thunderstorm gusts topped out at 96 mph (Suffolk County, August 4, 2015). NCEI also lists 210 tornado entries in New York — one entry per county a tornado crossed.
Hail peaks in June (25% of all hail reports); thunderstorm wind peaks in July. December through February accounts for 19 storm days.
Storm days ranged from 34 in 2015 to 59 in 2011. Across 2022–2024, New York averaged 45 storm days a year, below the 15-year average of 47.
- Average: 47 storm days a year (2010–2024)
- May and June: 50% of all hail reports
- Most hail reports in one year: 451 in 2011
- Hail of 1 in. or larger reported in every full year, 2010–2024
| Year | Hail reports | Thunderstorm wind reports | Tornado entries | Storm days | Largest hail | Strongest measured gust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 147 | 454 | 14 | 44 | 2.00 in. | 81 mph |
| 2011 | 451 | 545 | 23 | 59 | 3.00 in. | 69 mph |
| 2012 | 288 | 519 | 10 | 45 | 3.50 in. | 71 mph |
| 2013 | 289 | 503 | 8 | 45 | 2.50 in. | 70 mph |
| 2014 | 163 | 587 | 12 | 42 | 4.00 in. | 74 mph |
| 2015 | 50 | 448 | 2 | 34 | 2.00 in. | 96 mph |
| 2016 | 46 | 486 | 2 | 41 | 2.00 in. | 70 mph |
| 2017 | 113 | 839 | 12 | 50 | 2.50 in. | 81 mph |
| 2018 | 52 | 567 | 13 | 45 | 2.75 in. | 68 mph |
| 2019 | 98 | 903 | 4 | 52 | 2.00 in. | 70 mph |
| 2020 | 79 | 904 | 12 | 56 | 2.00 in. | 71 mph |
| 2021 | 144 | 1,946 | 24 | 51 | 2.50 in. | 78 mph |
| 2022 | 126 | 1,476 | 14 | 52 | 3.00 in. | 74 mph |
| 2023 | 222 | 1,562 | 20 | 40 | 2.00 in. | 69 mph |
| 2024 | 54 | 1,021 | 33 | 44 | 2.50 in. | 86 mph |
| 2025 through Oct. 20 | 86 | 633 | 7 | 37 | 2.50 in. | 77 mph |
Counties with the most NCEI storm reports, 2010–Oct. 2025
| County | All entries | Hail | Thunderstorm wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broome County | 623 | 151 | 467 |
| Saratoga County | 608 | 105 | 497 |
| Columbia County | 563 | 56 | 506 |
| Oneida County | 543 | 148 | 373 |
| Ulster County | 541 | 59 | 478 |
| Dutchess County | 530 | 68 | 454 |
| Washington County | 500 | 22 | 477 |
| Herkimer County | 475 | 54 | 415 |
| Albany County | 458 | 68 | 389 |
| Chautauqua County | 416 | 45 | 366 |
Download this history: CSV · JSON at https://www.stormauditor.com/downloads/storm-history/ny.json (free, open license, cite StormAuditor).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (thunderstorm wind, hail, and tornado entries; hail 0.50 in. or larger, wind 40 mph or more; wind converted from knots).
New York storm history questions, 2010–Oct. 2025
What is the largest hail reported in New York, 2010–Oct. 2025?
4.00 in., grapefruit size, reported on May 22, 2014 in Montgomery County, per NCEI. Hail of 2 inches or more appears in 16 years of this record in all, most recently 2023, 2024 and 2025 through Oct. 20.
What was New York's most active storm year, 2010–Oct. 2025?
2011, with 59 storm days (451 hail reports, 545 thunderstorm wind reports, 23 tornado entries). The 15-year average is 47 storm days.
How often does New York get hail?
NCEI's records average 155 hail reports a year here over 2010–2024, alongside 851 thunderstorm wind reports. Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported in every one of those years.
When is hail season in New York?
June has the most hail reports (606, 2010–Oct. 2025), followed by May (594) and July (529).
How strong were measured thunderstorm winds in New York, 2010–Oct. 2025?
96 mph, measured on August 4, 2015 in Suffolk County. Only gusts NCEI lists as measured count here; gusts measured on a date and county with a tornado entry, and entries of 120 knots or more (known entry errors), are left out.
Working storm claims? Roofing contractors, public adjusters, and insurance adjusters work from this same public storm record with statewide hail and wind maps and per-address reports — see StormAuditor for professionals.
Sources: NWS alerts (api.weather.gov) · NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet · ASOS/AWOS station gusts via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet · NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database · every StormAuditor data source.
Download the New York dataset (free)
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Research a specific New York address
Statewide counts tell you where activity concentrated; they do not tell you what happened at one property. For an individual address:
- Run the Free Report Snapshot — an instant YES/NO against StormAuditor's screening thresholds (wind ≥ 45 mph, hail ≥ 0.75 in., deliberately below the official NWS severe criteria).
- Use the Address Lookup for warnings, storm reports, and station observations at the address.
- Buy a full Weather Report for $2.99 covering every qualifying storm date at the address.
Browse day-by-day activity on the Storm Calendar (Pro plans and higher) or compare states on the Storm Data hub.
All values are derived from public NOAA and NWS data under StormAuditor's published methodology (see Limitations). Data last refreshed October 21, 2026.
See where recent storms tracked on the statewide New York hail map and wind map (the Hail and Wind Explorers, included with Pro+ and Organization plans), or check the county impact heatmap (free with an account).
New York cities A–Z: last reported hail
- Albany hail & wind history — last hail July 1, 2026 (0.88 in. reported)
- Buffalo hail & wind history — last hail February 18, 2026 (1.00 in. reported)
- New York hail & wind history — last hail August 7, 2026 (1.00 in. reported in New Jersey)
- Syracuse hail & wind history — last hail August 27, 2026 (1.00 in. reported)
- Utica hail & wind history — last hail April 16, 2026 (1.00 in. reported)
- Yonkers hail & wind history — last hail August 7, 2026 (1.00 in. reported in New Jersey)
Neighboring states: Connecticut storm data · Massachusetts storm data · New Jersey storm data · Pennsylvania storm data · Vermont storm data
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Storm-day records in New York
The newest storm-date pages for New York cities: a report or station gust within 25 miles of the city met NWS severe criteria (hail 1.00 in.+ or wind 58 mph+), with at least two separate observations. Each page lists the reports, station gusts and a free way to check one address:
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