Storms in New York in 1978
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in New York in 1978, 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 1978 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
- 37
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $3.1 million
- Episodes
- 11
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 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 8 | 0 | 0 | $3.1 million |
| Hail | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
May 1978
June 1978
- Hail in New York, June 2, 1978
- Damaging Winds in New York, June 12, 1978
- Tornadoes and Hail in New York, June 27, 1978
July 1978
- Tornado in New York, July 10, 1978
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 23, 1978
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 27, 1978
August 1978
- Tornado in New York, August 7, 1978
- Tornado in New York, August 12, 1978
- Damaging Wind in New York, August 19, 1978
September 1978
More
Every year in New YorkEvery state in 1978Tornadoes in New York in 197819771979
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.