Storm History: Columbia County, New York

Events

1,629

Deaths

7

Injuries

17

Damage

$36 million

Episodes

715

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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• Winter Storm, February 1, 20084 deaths · 1 injured · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 22, 20081 death · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 20131 death · 1.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20241 death · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 29, 19955 injured · $10 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 2008$5.3 million · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 2009$4.5 million · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flood, January 19, 1996$4.0 million · 2 events here
• Flood, April 15, 2007$2.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 15, 2000$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 2000$1.2 million · 1.25 in hail · 7 events here
• Winter Storm, March 31, 1997$1.0 million · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 3, 1997$782,000 · F2 · 4 events here
• Hail, April 4, 1995$600,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 16, 1999$600,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 21, 20031 injured · $412,000 · F2 · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, August 30, 2004$280,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 1998$265,000 · F3 · 7 events here
• Flood, April 2, 2005$258,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 2, 2005$258,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 1996$200,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 2000$176,000 · F2 · 6 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 7, 1996$160,000 · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 1, 2008$127,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, June 8, 20113 in hail · 12 events here
• Hail, June 20, 2001$29,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 30, 19912.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, June 11, 20262.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 21, 20132.5 in hail · 10 events here
• Hail, July 23, 20122.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 20092.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 20152 in hail · 13 events here
• Hail, August 4, 20152 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 9, 20112 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 20102 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 22, 20082 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 2002$20,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 11, 2000$10,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 26, 1998$4,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, August 28, 1973$25,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 10, 1989F4 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 31, 1998$265,000 · F3 · 7 events here
• Tornado, August 28, 1990F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 1994$10,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 29, 19955 injured · $10 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 3, 1997$782,000 · F2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 18, 2000$176,000 · F2 · 6 events here
• Tornado, July 21, 20031 injured · $412,000 · F2 · 10 events here
• Tornado, May 29, 2013EF2 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Columbia County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 202652 kt wind · 3 events here
• Strong Wind, June 26, 2026$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 202660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, June 11, 20262.5 in hail · 5 events here
• High Wind, March 16, 202650 kt wind · 2 events here
• Blizzard, February 22, 20262 events here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 202657 kt wind · 4 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20262 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 20265 events here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20262 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 20262 events here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20262 events here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 29, 20252 events here
• Ice Storm, December 28, 20252 events here
• Winter Storm, December 26, 20252 events here
• High Wind, December 18, 202556 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, December 2, 20252 events here
• Strong Wind, October 30, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 6, 202550 kt wind · 6 events here
• Heat, July 28, 20253 events here
• Heat, July 25, 202550 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heat, July 16, 20254 events here
• Heat, July 6, 20251 event here
• Hail, July 3, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, July 1, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 22, 20255 events here
• Heat, June 19, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 31, 2025$2,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 17, 20251.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, April 11, 20251 event here
• Strong Wind, March 22, 20251 event here
• High Wind, March 6, 202560 kt wind · 3 events here
• Lake-Effect Snow, February 16, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20253 events here
• Strong Wind, February 13, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20252 events here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20252 events here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20252 events here
• Strong Wind, January 27, 20253 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 20254 events here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20252 events here
• Strong Wind, January 7, 2025$500 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 20, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, December 4, 20243 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20242 events here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20241 death · 1 event here
• Drought, November 12, 20242 events here
• Tornado, August 9, 2024EF0 · 2 events here
• Heat, July 17, 2024$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 9 events here
• Tornado, July 16, 2024EF1 · 19 events here
• Heat, July 15, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, July 9, 20242 events here
• Tornado, June 22, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Heat, June 20, 202465 kt wind · 10 events here
• Heat, June 19, 202450 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heat, June 18, 20242 events here
• Winter Storm, April 3, 202474 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 22, 20242 events here
• Flood, March 9, 20242 events here
• High Wind, February 28, 202455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20242 events here
• Winter Weather, January 15, 20242 events here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 14, 2024$2,000 · 3 events here
• High Wind, January 12, 2024$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, January 9, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20242 events here
• Winter Weather, December 23, 20231 event here
• Flood, December 18, 2023$27,000 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, September 7, 20231 in hail · 22 events here
• Heat, September 5, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 202350 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 20231 injured · 1.25 in hail · 18 events here
• Heat, July 6, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 202387 kt wind · 7 events here
• Hail, June 6, 20231.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 18, 20232 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 15, 20232 events here
• Winter Storm, March 13, 20232 events here
• Winter Storm, March 3, 20232 events here
• Winter Storm, February 27, 20232 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 20234 events here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20231 event here
• Flood, December 22, 202250 kt wind · 5 events here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, December 11, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, November 15, 20222 events here
• Flood, September 13, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20221 event here
• Flood, August 30, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 202274 kt wind · 5 events here
• Drought, August 16, 20221 event here
• Heat, August 4, 20222 events here
• Heat, July 28, 2022$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 202250 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heat, July 20, 20224 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 202273 kt wind · 15 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2022$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, May 16, 20221.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 7, 20222 events here
• Winter Storm, March 12, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, March 9, 20222 events here
• Strong Wind, March 7, 20222 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 202250 kt wind · 12 events here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20225 events here
• Flood, February 17, 20222 events here
• Ice Storm, February 3, 20222 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20222 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20222 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, January 9, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, December 24, 20212 events here
• Winter Weather, December 21, 20212 events here
• Winter Weather, December 18, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 11, 202155 kt wind · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, December 6, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20212 events here
• Tornado, November 12, 2021EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 8, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, August 26, 20212 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 11, 20214 events here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 20211.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 202150 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 20211 event here
• Heat, July 7, 202178 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heat, July 6, 202150 kt wind · 7 events here
• Hail, June 30, 202174 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, June 29, 2021$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heat, June 27, 20212 events here
• Heat, June 21, 202150 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heat, June 7, 20211 event here
• Hail, May 26, 2021$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 30, 202150 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 1, 2021$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 18, 20212 events here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20212 events here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20212 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20211 event here
• Avalanche, December 24, 2020$6,000 · 59 kt wind · 5 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 16, 20202 events here
• Tornado, October 7, 2020$5,000 · EF0 · 22 events here
• Tornado, August 10, 2020EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 2020$7,000 · 53 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heat, July 27, 202050 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heat, July 22, 202060 kt wind · 8 events here
• Heat, July 19, 202050 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heat, July 11, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, July 9, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2020$1,000 · 60 kt wind · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 15, 2020EF1 · 10 events here
• Winter Weather, April 17, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 13, 202055 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20202 events here
• Winter Storm, February 6, 2020$2,000 · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20202 events here
• Strong Wind, January 16, 2020$2,000 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, January 12, 2020$2,000 · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, December 29, 20192 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 18, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, December 16, 20192 events here
• Strong Wind, December 15, 2019$1,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 20192 events here
• Winter Weather, November 23, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, November 1, 2019$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, October 31, 2019$2,000 · 91 kt wind · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, October 19, 20191 event here
• Flood, October 16, 2019$7,000 · 7 events here
• Frost/Freeze, October 4, 20192 events here
• Tornado, August 21, 2019EF1 · 3 events here
• Heat, August 19, 20191 event here
• Hail, August 8, 20191 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 7, 20191 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, August 3, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, July 30, 201950 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 201957 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 201950 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 201978 kt wind · 3 events here
• Strong Wind, April 3, 2019$2,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 22, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, February 27, 20192 events here
• Blizzard, February 24, 201960 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 2019$3,000 · 3 events here
• Flood, February 8, 2019$1,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20192 events here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 20192 events here
• Flood, January 24, 20193 events here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20194 events here
• High Wind, January 1, 2019$2,000 · 53 kt wind · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, December 22, 2018$2,000 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, December 17, 2018$2,000 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, November 15, 20182 events here
• Strong Wind, November 9, 2018$2,000 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, November 3, 2018$2,000 · 2 events here
• Storm Surge/Tide, October 27, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 6, 201850 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heat, September 3, 20181 event here
• Heat, August 28, 20184 events here
• Flash Flood, August 17, 201850 kt wind · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 20181.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Tornado, August 3, 2018EF0 · 2 events here
• Heavy Rain, August 1, 20182 events here
• Flood, July 27, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20182 events here
• Heat, June 30, 20181 event here
• Heat, June 18, 201850 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 15, 2018EF1 · 12 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 201887 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, April 15, 201864 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 4, 201853 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 14, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, March 12, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, March 7, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, February 7, 20182 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 20184 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20182 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 20172 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 27, 20172 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 20172 events here
• Winter Weather, December 9, 20172 events here
• Strong Wind, November 19, 2017$4,000 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, November 10, 2017$4,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, October 29, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 24, 2017$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 201750 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 30, 2017EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 27, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 18, 20171.5 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 5, 201750 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 16, 201750 kt wind · 2 events here
• Blizzard, March 14, 20172 events here
• High Wind, March 1, 201750 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 25, 201766 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 201751 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 9, 20172 events here
• Winter Weather, January 23, 20172 events here
• High Wind, January 10, 2017$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here

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Tornadoes in Columbia CountyEvery warning in Columbia County since 1986Every county in New York

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.