Storm History: Albany County, New York
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Albany County, New York: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 1,729
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 41
- Damage
- $49 million
- Episodes
- 769
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 284 | 1 | 11 | $11 million |
| Flash Flood | 240 | 0 | 9 | $5.3 million |
| Winter Storm | 209 | 0 | 0 | $928,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 168 | 0 | 0 | $257,000 |
| Tornado | 160 | 0 | 15 | $26 million |
| Flood | 93 | 1 | 1 | $4.6 million |
| Winter Weather | 93 | 1 | 0 | |
| Heat | 72 | 0 | 0 | $172,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 64 | 2 | 3 | $5,000 |
| Strong Wind | 61 | 0 | 1 | $77,000 |
| High Wind | 57 | 0 | 1 | $308,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 47 | 0 | 0 | $4,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 44 | 0 | 0 | $600,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 29 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 21 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 17 | 0 | 0 | $500 |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 6 | 0 | 0 | $60,000 |
| Lightning | 5 | 0 | 0 | $29,000 |
| Drought | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Avalanche | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debris Flow | 1 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, July 10, 1989
- Hail, August 23, 2020
- Flood, January 19, 1996
- Flash Flood, September 16, 1999
- Hail, July 15, 1995
- Hail, August 14, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2001
- Frost/Freeze, May 1, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 31, 1997
- Debris Flow, May 16, 2000
- Hail, June 16, 2008
- Flood, January 24, 2019
- Tornado, August 28, 1990
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 13, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2000
- Heat, June 20, 2024
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 29, 2012
- Hail, June 8, 2011
- Hail, June 20, 2001
- Hail, May 30, 1991
- Heat, June 11, 2026
- Hail, May 21, 2013
- Hail, July 23, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2007
- Hail, August 7, 1986
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2010
- Hail, June 22, 2008
- Hail, June 5, 2002
- Hail, July 1, 2001
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2026
- Heat, June 11, 2026
- Hail, April 14, 2026
- High Wind, March 16, 2026
- Winter Storm, March 13, 2026
- Blizzard, February 22, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2026
- Strong Wind, January 11, 2026
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 29, 2025
- Ice Storm, December 28, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2025
- High Wind, December 18, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 2, 2025
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 27, 2025
- Strong Wind, November 16, 2025
- Strong Wind, October 31, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2025
- Heat, July 28, 2025
- Heat, July 25, 2025
- Heat, July 24, 2025
- Heat, July 16, 2025
- Heat, July 6, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 22, 2025
- Heat, June 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2025
- Winter Weather, April 11, 2025
- Strong Wind, April 8, 2025
- Strong Wind, March 22, 2025
- High Wind, March 6, 2025
- Lake-Effect Snow, February 16, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2025
- Lake-Effect Snow, February 13, 2025
- Strong Wind, February 13, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2025
- Strong Wind, February 7, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2025
- Strong Wind, January 27, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2025
- Strong Wind, January 7, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 20, 2024
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2024
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2024
- Winter Storm, November 21, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2024
- Hail, August 15, 2024
- Tornado, August 9, 2024
- Heat, July 17, 2024
- Tornado, July 16, 2024
- Heat, July 15, 2024
- Heat, July 9, 2024
- Heat, June 20, 2024
- Heat, June 19, 2024
- Heat, June 18, 2024
- Flood, May 21, 2024
- Winter Storm, April 3, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 22, 2024
- Flood, March 9, 2024
- Flood, March 7, 2024
- High Wind, February 28, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2024
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 14, 2024
- Flood, January 9, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2024
- Flood, December 18, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 13, 2023
- Winter Weather, November 21, 2023
- Flash Flood, September 7, 2023
- Heat, September 5, 2023
- Hail, July 24, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2023
- Heat, July 6, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2023
- Flood, June 26, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, May 18, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, May 15, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 13, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 27, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2023
- Flood, December 22, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 11, 2022
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 20, 2022
- Winter Weather, November 15, 2022
- Flood, October 13, 2022
- Flood, September 13, 2022
- Flood, August 30, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2022
- Heat, August 4, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2022
- Heat, July 28, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2022
- Heat, July 20, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2022
- Hail, May 16, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2022
- Winter Storm, April 18, 2022
- Flood, April 7, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 9, 2022
- Strong Wind, March 7, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2022
- Flood, February 17, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 3, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 9, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2021
- Winter Weather, December 21, 2021
- Winter Weather, December 18, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 11, 2021
- Strong Wind, December 6, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 8, 2021
- Heat, August 26, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2021
- Excessive Heat, August 11, 2021
- Hail, July 27, 2021
- Heat, July 7, 2021
- Heat, July 6, 2021
- Heat, June 27, 2021
- Heat, June 21, 2021
- Flood, June 8, 2021
- Heat, June 7, 2021
- High Wind, April 30, 2021
- Winter Weather, April 15, 2021
- High Wind, March 28, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 26, 2021
- Strong Wind, March 12, 2021
- High Wind, March 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 26, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 3, 2021
- Avalanche, December 24, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 16, 2020
- Winter Weather, October 29, 2020
- Tornado, October 7, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 24, 2020
- Hail, August 23, 2020
- Tornado, August 10, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2020
- Heat, July 27, 2020
- Heat, July 19, 2020
- Heat, July 11, 2020
- Heat, July 9, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2020
- Hail, June 5, 2020
- Tornado, May 15, 2020
- Winter Weather, April 26, 2020
- Winter Weather, April 17, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 13, 2020
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2020
- Strong Wind, January 16, 2020
- Strong Wind, January 12, 2020
- Ice Storm, December 29, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 18, 2019
- Strong Wind, December 15, 2019
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 23, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 11, 2019
- Flash Flood, November 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, October 31, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, October 19, 2019
- Flood, October 16, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, October 4, 2019
- Tornado, August 21, 2019
- Heat, August 19, 2019
- Hail, August 18, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 17, 2019
- Hail, August 16, 2019
- Hail, August 8, 2019
- Hail, August 7, 2019
- Hail, August 3, 2019
- Heat, July 30, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2019
- Flood, April 15, 2019
- Hail, April 9, 2019
- Strong Wind, April 3, 2019
- Winter Storm, March 22, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 27, 2019
- Blizzard, February 24, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2019
- Flood, February 8, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2019
- Flood, January 24, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2019
- High Wind, January 1, 2019
- Strong Wind, December 22, 2018
- Strong Wind, December 17, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, November 22, 2018
- Winter Storm, November 15, 2018
- Winter Weather, November 14, 2018
- Strong Wind, November 9, 2018
- Strong Wind, November 3, 2018
- Heat, September 3, 2018
- Heat, August 28, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2018
- Tornado, August 3, 2018
- Flood, July 27, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2018
- Heat, June 30, 2018
- Heat, June 18, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2018
- High Wind, April 15, 2018
- High Wind, April 4, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2018
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2017
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Albany CountyEvery warning in Albany County since 1986Every county in New York
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.