Storms in New York in 1970
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in New York in 1970, 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 1970 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
- 55
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- $775,000
- Episodes
- 22
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 | 39 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 4 | 1 | 4 | $775,000 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1970
April 1970
May 1970
June 1970
- Damaging Wind in New York, June 11, 1970
- Damaging Wind in New York, June 17, 1970
- Tornado and Hail in New York, June 18, 1970
July 1970
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 3, 1970
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 4, 1970
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in New York, July 15, 1970
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 16, 1970
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 19, 1970
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 20, 1970
August 1970
- Damaging Wind in New York, August 3, 1970
- Tornado in New York, August 19, 1970
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, August 20, 1970
- Hail in New York, August 21, 1970
- Hail in New York, August 28, 1970
- Damaging Winds in New York, August 30, 1970
September 1970
- Damaging Winds in New York, September 10, 1970
- Damaging Winds in New York, September 22, 1970
- Tornado and Hail in New York, September 27, 1970
October 1970
More
Every year in New YorkEvery state in 1970Tornadoes in New York in 197019691971
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.