Storms in New York in 1961
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in New York in 1961, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
New York in 1961 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 27
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- $3.0 million
- Episodes
- 16
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 5 | 0 | 4 | $3.0 million |
| Hail | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1961
May 1961
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in New York, May 9, 1961
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in New York, May 15, 1961
June 1961
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New York, June 8, 1961
- Damaging Wind in New York, June 10, 1961
- Damaging Winds in New York, June 13, 1961
July 1961
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 2, 1961
- Tornado in New York, July 7, 1961
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 14, 1961
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 17, 1961
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 30, 1961
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 31, 1961
August 1961
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in New York, August 16, 1961
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in New York, August 25, 1961
- Damaging Winds in New York, August 29, 1961
September 1961
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Every year in New YorkEvery state in 1961Tornadoes in New York in 196119601962
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.