Storm History: Chautauqua County, New York

Events

1,169

Deaths

3

Injuries

31

Damage

$95 million

Episodes

728

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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• Tornado, May 2, 19832 deaths · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 23, 20221 death · 51 kt wind · 3 events here

• Flash Flood, August 9, 2009$30 million · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 20, 2000$10 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 198510 injured · $5.0 million · F4 · 5 events here
• Tornado, July 24, 2010$5.0 million · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 1969$2.5 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 2, 19832 deaths · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 12, 1992$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, October 31, 2019$2.5 million · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 2015$2.3 million · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2015$2.0 million · 3 events here
• Lakeshore Flood, October 27, 2019$2.0 million · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 29, 2001$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 2014$1.5 million · 9 events here
• Flood, November 1, 2019$1.1 million · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Lakeshore Flood, November 27, 2019$1.0 million · 59 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 28, 19942 injured · $650,000 · F1 · 4 events here
• Lakeshore Flood, December 11, 2021$600,000 · 66 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 13, 19941 injured · $505,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 1, 2002$500,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 2013$500,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, June 16, 2022$1,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 2021$3,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 18, 2017$15,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 2, 19692.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 27, 2020$14,000 · 2 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, April 14, 2019$2,000 · 2 in hail · 11 events here
• Hail, May 28, 20172 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 22, 19882 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 19852 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 2, 2013$130,000 · 1.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, May 29, 2012$40,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 28, 2006$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 1998$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 1997$35,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 8, 19921.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, May 31, 198510 injured · $5.0 million · F4 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 2, 19832 deaths · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 15, 1961F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 1969$2.5 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 19653 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 6, 19684 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 19691 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 28, 1990$250,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 12, 1992$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 19941 injured · $505,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 28, 2002$15,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 24, 2010$5.0 million · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 14, 2011$400,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 14, 2011$350,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 10, 2024$2,000 · EF2 · 5 events here

Every tornado in Chautauqua County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 202650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 202650 kt wind · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 12, 20261 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 2, 20262 events here
• Tornado, April 15, 2026$10,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2026$2,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• High Wind, March 15, 202664 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 13, 202655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2026$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 22, 20261 event here
• Hail, February 18, 20261 in hail · 1 event 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, 202659 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 202569 kt wind · 2 events here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 12, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 20251 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, November 27, 20251 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, November 10, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2025$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20251 event here
• Tornado, June 9, 2025$1,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 20251 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2025$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 1, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 21, 2025$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 202553 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 202570 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 202557 kt wind · 1 event 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
• High Wind, December 29, 2024$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 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
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2024$2,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 24, 2024$2,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 15, 2024EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 10, 2024$2,000 · EF2 · 5 events here
• Flood, May 22, 2024$2,000 · 51 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 10, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 2024$25,000 · 59 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 9, 2024$150,000 · 69 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 20231 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, November 27, 20231 event here
• High Wind, November 21, 2023$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2023$2,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2023$28,000 · 65 kt wind · 13 events here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20231 in hail · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 17, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 16, 2023$12,000 · 52 kt wind · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2023$66,000 · 56 kt wind · 13 events here
• Lakeshore Flood, March 25, 202360 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 10, 20231 event here
• High Wind, February 9, 2023$2,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 23, 20221 death · 51 kt wind · 3 events here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 17, 20221 event here
• High Wind, December 2, 202252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, November 16, 20223 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 20221 injured · $24,000 · 52 kt wind · 11 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2022$15,000 · 51 kt wind · 9 events here
• Hail, June 16, 2022$1,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 2022$1,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 25, 2022$9,000 · EF0 · 6 events 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$600,000 · 66 kt wind · 2 events here
• Lakeshore Flood, December 5, 202162 kt wind · 3 events here
• Lake-Effect Snow, November 28, 20211 event here
• Funnel Cloud, October 15, 20211 event here
• Tornado, September 12, 2021$13,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 20212 events here
• Flood, August 19, 20215 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2021$500 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 29, 2021$1,000 · 51 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 2021$3,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 2021$100,000 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2021$1,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 20212 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2021$4,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 2021$10,000 · 51 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, June 20, 2021$1,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 2021$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Lakeshore Flood, March 26, 2021$10,000 · 59 kt wind · 2 events here
• Lake-Effect Snow, February 19, 20211 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 17, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 24, 20202 events here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20201 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, November 15, 2020$201,000 · 60 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, August 27, 2020$14,000 · 2 in hail · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2020$500 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 29, 2020$8,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2020$3,000 · 51 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 16, 2020$301,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2020$15,000 · 55 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flood, May 15, 2020$50,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 14, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 13, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 12, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 10, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 9, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 8, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 5, 20201 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, April 13, 2020$65,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 7, 2020$2,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Blizzard, February 26, 2020$1,000 · 3 events here
• Lakeshore Flood, January 18, 2020$50,000 · 2 events here
• Lakeshore Flood, January 12, 2020$75,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 18, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, December 14, 20191 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, November 27, 2019$1.0 million · 59 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, November 11, 20191 event here
• Flood, November 1, 2019$1.1 million · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Lakeshore Flood, October 31, 2019$2.5 million · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Lakeshore Flood, October 27, 2019$2.0 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 13, 2019$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, August 15, 2019$500 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 8, 2019$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 2019$4,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, July 5, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 2019$28,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flood, May 25, 2019$2,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2019$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 23, 20190.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 14, 2019$2,000 · 2 in hail · 11 events here
• High Wind, March 10, 2019$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 24, 2019$60,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 8, 201954 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$15,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 28, 201852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, November 27, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, November 10, 20181 event here
• High Wind, November 6, 2018$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 6, 2018$20,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 21, 2018$11,000 · 53 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 2018$6,000 · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 2018$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 2018$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2018$26,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 201858 kt wind · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2018$11,000 · 57 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 4, 2018$20,000 · 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
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 29, 2017$35,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 24, 2017$25,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 15, 2017$30,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 11, 2017$30,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 6, 2017$25,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 5, 2017$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 15, 2017$23,000 · 57 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 14, 2017$15,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 4, 2017$151,000 · 52 kt wind · 14 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2017$40,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2017$12,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 4, 2017$10,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2017$62,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events here
• Hail, May 28, 20172 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 18, 2017$15,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 8, 20171 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 7, 20171 event here
• Flood, May 1, 2017$40,000 · 68 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, April 4, 2017$30,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 13, 2017$75,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 8, 2017$300,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 1, 2017$25,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, February 15, 2017$20,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 26, 2017$18,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, January 12, 2017$20,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 11, 2017$100,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 4, 2017$40,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 4, 2017$42,000 · 2 events here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 29, 2016$15,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 13, 2016$25,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 8, 2016$25,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, November 19, 2016$20,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 17, 2016$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 10, 2016$60,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 2016$15,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2016$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 2016$10,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 2016$27,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, July 21, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2016$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2016$65,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 2016$15,000 · 1 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$15,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 10, 2016$15,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 18, 2015$16,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 18, 2015$40,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Seiche, November 12, 2015$15,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 12, 2015$20,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 29, 2015$10,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 28, 2015$35,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 2015$2.3 million · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 2015$400,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2015$2.0 million · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2015$40,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2015$35,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2015$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2015$145,000 · 50 kt wind · 11 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2015$60,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 13, 20151 event here
• High Wind, April 10, 2015$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 2015$20,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 4, 2015$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 24, 2014$40,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 24, 2014$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, November 19, 2014$305,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, November 17, 2014$460,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 11, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 2014$80,000 · 1.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2014$70,000 · 57 kt wind · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2014$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 2014$10,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 2014$1.5 million · 9 events here
• Hail, May 14, 2014$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 13, 2014$500,000 · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 29, 2014$25,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 29, 2014$20,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 12, 2014$27,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 21, 2014$50,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 4, 2014$20,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, January 11, 2014$22,000 · 2 events here
• Blizzard, January 6, 2014$20,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 1, 2014$11,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 31, 2013$8,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 18, 2013$9,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 15, 2013$8,000 · 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.