Storms in New York in 1971
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in New York in 1971, 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 1971 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
- 36
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $550,000
- 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 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 5 | 0 | 0 | $550,000 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1971
May 1971
June 1971
- Damaging Wind in New York, June 4, 1971
- Hail in New York, June 7, 1971
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, June 8, 1971
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, June 25, 1971
- Damaging Wind in New York, June 27, 1971
- Damaging Wind in New York, June 28, 1971
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New York, June 29, 1971
July 1971
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 1, 1971
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 17, 1971
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New York, July 24, 1971
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 26, 1971
- Tornadoes in New York, July 29, 1971
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 31, 1971
August 1971
More
Every year in New YorkEvery state in 1971Tornadoes in New York in 197119701972
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.