Storm History: Cattaraugus County, New York

Events

979

Deaths

1

Injuries

7

Damage

$105 million

Episodes

614

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.

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• Flash Flood, August 9, 20091 death · 1 injured · $45 million · 60 kt wind · 8 events here

• Flash Flood, August 9, 20091 death · 1 injured · $45 million · 60 kt wind · 8 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 20, 2000$10 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 24, 2010$7.0 million · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 13, 2014$6.3 million · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 2003$5.0 million · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 18, 1977$2.5 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Flood, January 19, 1996$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 1998$2.5 million · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 24, 2010$2.0 million · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 2000$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 2000$1.0 million · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 29, 2001$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 2003$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 24, 2010$1.0 million · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 2015$850,000 · 2 events here
• Lake-Effect Snow, November 19, 2014$550,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 1994$510,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• High Wind, February 1, 2002$500,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, October 31, 2019$500,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 26, 2009$300,000 · EF1 · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, July 20, 2021$12,000 · 2.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 3, 19752.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 27, 2020$4,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 14, 2019$47,000 · 2 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, May 28, 20172 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 29, 2025$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 2018$16,000 · 1.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, May 29, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 7, 2012$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 23, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 2006$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 2003$8,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 1998$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 1997$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 21, 1995$8,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 31, 1985F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 15, 1961$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 24, 1967$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 1972F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 18, 1977$2.5 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 28, 19902 injured · $25,000 · F2 · 7 events here
• Tornado, June 13, 1994$510,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 28, 2002$10,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 24, 2010$7.0 million · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 20, 2017$27,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 10, 2024$2,000 · EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Cattaraugus County, with its track

• Flash Flood, June 18, 202650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 12, 20261 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 2026$45,000 · EF0 · 7 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 2026$10,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Winter Storm, March 13, 202655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2026$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 9, 2026$11,000 · 59 kt wind · 5 events here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 202569 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 12, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 20251 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, November 27, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 202550 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20251 event here
• Tornado, June 9, 2025EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 6, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2025$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 29, 2025$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2025$15,000 · 70 kt wind · 3 events here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 19, 20251 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 13, 20251 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 1, 20251 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 11, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, December 4, 20241 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 1, 20241 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, November 29, 20241 event here
• Hail, October 6, 2024$7,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, September 6, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 5, 2024$2,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 15, 2024$5,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 10, 2024$2,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2024$3,000 · 51 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2024$6,000 · 51 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 10, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 2024$15,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 9, 2024$50,000 · 69 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, November 27, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2023$28,000 · 65 kt wind · 15 events here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 17, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2023$27,000 · 56 kt wind · 16 events here
• Blizzard, December 23, 202251 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 17, 20221 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, November 16, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 21, 2022$2,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 5, 20226 events here
• Flash Flood, September 4, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2022$8,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2022$13,000 · 51 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2022$5,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022$2,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 2022$2,000 · 1.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 25, 2022$1,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 26, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, March 11, 20221 event here
• High Wind, March 6, 2022$25,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20221 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 6, 20221 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, December 11, 2021$10,000 · 66 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, November 28, 20211 event here
• Tornado, September 12, 2021$2,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flood, August 19, 202110 events here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 2021$12,000 · 2.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2021$153,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2021$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, March 26, 2021$1,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, February 19, 20211 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 17, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 24, 20203 events here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20201 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, November 15, 2020$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, September 21, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 2020$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 27, 2020$4,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2020$1,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 15, 2020$10,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 29, 2020$2,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2020$13,000 · 51 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 16, 2020$21,000 · EF1 · 11 events here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 202051 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 2020$2,000 · 51 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2020$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 2020$5,000 · 1.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2020$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 14, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 13, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 12, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 20, 2020$2,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 26, 20202 events here
• Lakeshore Flood, January 18, 20201 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, January 12, 2020$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 18, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, December 14, 20191 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, November 27, 2019$1,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 11, 20191 event here
• Flood, November 1, 2019$20,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, October 31, 2019$500,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 13, 2019$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 15, 2019$1,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 8, 2019$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 2019$3,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 20, 2019$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 2019$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 25, 2019$13,000 · 61 kt wind · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2019$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 14, 2019$47,000 · 2 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, February 24, 2019$10,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 20191 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 25, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 9, 20191 event here
• High Wind, January 1, 2019$10,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, November 27, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, November 15, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, November 10, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 17, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 21, 2018$11,000 · 53 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2018$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 2018$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2018$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2018$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 13, 2018$16,000 · 1.75 in hail · 9 events here
• High Wind, April 4, 2018$15,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 13, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, March 9, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 2018$45,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 2018$25,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20181 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 29, 2017$35,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 24, 2017$75,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 15, 2017$35,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 11, 2017$35,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 6, 2017$30,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, November 5, 2017$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 15, 2017$86,000 · 57 kt wind · 9 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 4, 2017$69,000 · 52 kt wind · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2017$73,000 · 50 kt wind · 7 events here
• Tornado, July 20, 2017$27,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2017$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, May 28, 20172 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, May 1, 2017$35,000 · 68 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 13, 2017$75,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 8, 2017$200,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 1, 2017$15,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, February 15, 2017$20,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 26, 2017$16,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, January 12, 2017$70,000 · 3 events here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 4, 2017$40,000 · 2 events here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 29, 2016$20,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 13, 2016$20,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 8, 2016$25,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, November 19, 2016$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 2016$65,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 10, 2016$65,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2016$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 2016$22,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, July 21, 20161 event here
• Hail, June 20, 2016$50,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2016$40,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2016$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 2016$15,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20161 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, February 10, 2016$20,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 17, 2016$30,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 12, 2016$30,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 10, 2016$10,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 1, 2016$15,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 18, 2015$16,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2015$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2015$15,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 2015$850,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 2015$150,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2015$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2015$85,000 · 50 kt wind · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2015$45,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 13, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 2015$20,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 2015$20,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 8, 2015$15,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 2014$35,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, November 19, 2014$550,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 11, 20141 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 5, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2014$75,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 2014$125,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 2014$15,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2014$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2014$150,000 · 57 kt wind · 10 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2014$70,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 2014$100,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 13, 2014$6.3 million · 6 events here
• High Wind, April 29, 2014$35,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 29, 2014$20,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 12, 2014$33,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 4, 2014$20,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 1, 2014$22,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 31, 2013$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, December 21, 2013$40,000 · 2 events here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 18, 2013$13,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 15, 2013$12,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 12, 2013$9,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 10, 2013$15,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 2013$15,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 11, 2013$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2013$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 8, 20131.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2013$10,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 10, 2013$20,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 2013$50,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 2013$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 26, 20131 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 25, 20131 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 25, 20131 event here
• Hail, May 10, 2013$50,000 · 1.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Lake-Effect Snow, March 19, 2013$15,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, February 19, 2013$10,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, February 3, 2013$8,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, February 1, 2013$10,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 31, 2013$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 21, 2013$12,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 20, 2013$15,000 · 67 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 26, 2012$15,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 21, 2012$8,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 29, 2012$150,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 12, 20121 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 8, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 2012$30,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, August 9, 2012$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2012$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2012$73,000 · 50 kt wind · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2012$20,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 7, 2012$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 2012$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 29, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 2012$30,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 2012$10,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 29, 20121 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 27, 20121 event here
• Winter Storm, April 22, 2012$25,000 · 1 event here

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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.