Storms in New York in 1968
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in New York in 1968, 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 1968 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
- 49
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- $275,000
- Episodes
- 20
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 | 42 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 2 | 0 | 4 | $275,000 |
Every episode, month by month
May 1968
June 1968
- Hail in New York, June 3, 1968
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New York, June 9, 1968
- Damaging Wind in New York, June 10, 1968
- Damaging Winds in New York, June 12, 1968
- Damaging Wind in New York, June 19, 1968
- Damaging Wind in New York, June 25, 1968
- Damaging Wind in New York, June 29, 1968
July 1968
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 1, 1968
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 9, 1968
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 12, 1968
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 17, 1968
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 19, 1968
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 24, 1968
August 1968
- Tornado in New York, August 6, 1968
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, August 7, 1968
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in New York, August 9, 1968
- Damaging Winds in New York, August 20, 1968
- Damaging Wind in New York, August 22, 1968
September 1968
More
Every year in New YorkEvery state in 1968Tornadoes in New York in 196819671969
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.