Storms in New York in 1985
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in New York in 1985, 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 1985 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
- 137
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 18
- Damage
- $5.5 million
- Episodes
- 26
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 | 88 | 0 | 2 | |
| Hail | 41 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 8 | 0 | 16 | $5.5 million |
Every episode, month by month
April 1985
- Tornado and Hail in New York, April 18, 1985
- Damaging Wind in New York, April 19, 1985
- Hail in New York, April 22, 1985
May 1985
- Damaging Winds in New York, May 12, 1985
- Hail in New York, May 21, 1985
- Damaging Winds in New York, May 27, 1985
- Damaging Wind in New York, May 30, 1985
- Tornadoes and Hail in New York, May 31, 1985
June 1985
- Damaging Wind in New York, June 9, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, June 16, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, June 24, 1985
July 1985
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 5, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 6, 1985
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 9, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 10, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 12, 1985
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 15, 1985
- Tornado in New York, July 26, 1985
August 1985
- Damaging Wind in New York, August 14, 1985
- Damaging Winds in New York, August 15, 1985
- Damaging Winds in New York, August 26, 1985
- Tornado and Hail in New York, August 30, 1985
September 1985
October 1985
More
Every year in New YorkEvery state in 1985Tornadoes in New York in 198519841986
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.