Storm History: Lewis County, New York
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Lewis 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
- 774
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $36 million
- Episodes
- 558
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 179 | 0 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 118 | 0 | 0 | $2.2 million |
| Heavy Snow | 99 | 0 | 0 | $4.5 million |
| Hail | 76 | 1 | 0 | $16 million |
| Winter Storm | 65 | 0 | 0 | $754,000 |
| Flash Flood | 51 | 0 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| Tornado | 50 | 0 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| High Wind | 35 | 0 | 0 | $2.7 million |
| Flood | 31 | 0 | 0 | $1.7 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 27 | 0 | 0 | $38,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lakeshore Flood | 11 | 0 | 0 | $89,000 |
| Blizzard | 9 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | $2.6 million |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $8,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hail, July 15, 1995
- Ice Storm, January 8, 1998
- Heavy Snow, December 27, 2001
- Tornado, August 7, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2014
- Flood, April 28, 2011
- Heavy Snow, November 20, 2000
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- High Wind, February 1, 2002
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 20, 2014
- High Wind, February 10, 2001
- Ice Storm, January 31, 2002
- Lake-Effect Snow, February 2, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 21, 2013
- Tornado, July 8, 2014
- Flood, January 19, 1996
- High Wind, October 15, 2003
- High Wind, February 17, 2006
- High Wind, January 9, 2008
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 17, 2014
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2021
- Hail, May 18, 2017
- Tornado, June 2, 1969
- Hail, June 13, 2018
- Hail, September 2, 2013
- Hail, May 29, 2012
- Hail, July 21, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2004
- Hail, May 1, 2003
- Hail, July 18, 1997
- Hail, July 28, 1995
- Hail, July 2, 1994
- Hail, July 20, 1992
- Hail, April 29, 2004
- Hail, August 24, 1998
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 30, 2026
- Frost/Freeze, May 12, 2026
- Winter Storm, March 13, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2025
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 15, 2025
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 12, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2025
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 27, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2025
- Tornado, July 7, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2025
- Hail, May 17, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2025
- Lake-Effect Snow, February 16, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2025
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 26, 2025
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 19, 2025
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 13, 2025
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 1, 2025
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 11, 2024
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2024
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 1, 2024
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 29, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2024
- Tornado, July 10, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2024
- Flood, May 22, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 22, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 19, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 10, 2024
- Lake-Effect Snow, February 28, 2024
- Lake-Effect Snow, February 18, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2024
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 16, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2024
- High Wind, January 9, 2024
- Flood, December 18, 2023
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 27, 2023
- Flash Flood, October 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 2023
- Tornado, August 7, 2023
- Hail, August 3, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2023
- Hail, July 13, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, May 17, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, May 17, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2023
- Lake-Effect Snow, March 18, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 13, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 2023
- Blizzard, December 23, 2022
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 17, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2022
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 1, 2022
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 30, 2022
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 16, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 13, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, October 2, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, September 30, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2022
- Winter Storm, April 18, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2022
- Lake-Effect Snow, February 19, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 2022
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 9, 2022
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 6, 2022
- Lakeshore Flood, December 11, 2021
- Flood, August 19, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2021
- Lakeshore Flood, March 26, 2021
- Lake-Effect Snow, February 6, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2021
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 21, 2021
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 17, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2020
- Lakeshore Flood, November 15, 2020
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 2, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, September 18, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 14, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 13, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 12, 2020
- Lakeshore Flood, April 13, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 20, 2020
- Blizzard, February 26, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2020
- Lakeshore Flood, January 18, 2020
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 8, 2020
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 6, 2020
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 1, 2020
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 18, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2019
- Flood, November 1, 2019
- Lakeshore Flood, October 31, 2019
- Flood, October 31, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2019
- Hail, July 11, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2019
- Hail, May 19, 2019
- Winter Storm, March 22, 2019
- High Wind, March 10, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 24, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2019
- Blizzard, January 28, 2019
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 25, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2019
- High Wind, January 1, 2019
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 6, 2018
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 27, 2018
- Winter Storm, November 15, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, October 17, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2018
- Hail, June 13, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2018
- High Wind, May 4, 2018
- High Wind, April 16, 2018
- Ice Storm, April 14, 2018
- High Wind, April 4, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 13, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2018
- Lake-Effect Snow, February 8, 2018
- Lake-Effect Snow, February 2, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2018
- Blizzard, January 2, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 28, 2017
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 24, 2017
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 15, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 11, 2017
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 10, 2017
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 19, 2017
- High Wind, October 30, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 15, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2017
- Hail, August 3, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2017
- Hail, May 18, 2017
- Flood, May 1, 2017
- Winter Storm, March 13, 2017
- High Wind, March 8, 2017
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2017
- Lake-Effect Snow, February 2, 2017
- Lake-Effect Snow, February 1, 2017
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 26, 2017
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 4, 2017
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 29, 2016
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 13, 2016
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 8, 2016
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 19, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 10, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 2016
- Tornado, August 16, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2016
- Hail, June 20, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2016
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 26, 2016
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 17, 2016
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 12, 2016
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 10, 2016
- High Wind, January 10, 2016
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 1, 2016
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 18, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 12, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2015
- Frost/Freeze, May 13, 2015
- Lake-Effect Snow, February 6, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 9, 2015
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 6, 2015
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 1, 2015
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 30, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2014
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 20, 2014
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 17, 2014
- Frost/Freeze, October 11, 2014
- Frost/Freeze, September 19, 2014
- Tornado, July 8, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2014
- Hail, June 17, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2014
- Flood, April 13, 2014
- Blizzard, March 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2014
- Lake-Effect Snow, February 6, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2014
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 29, 2014
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 27, 2014
- Blizzard, January 6, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 1, 2014
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 31, 2013
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 26, 2013
- Ice Storm, December 21, 2013
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 18, 2013
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 15, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 14, 2013
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 12, 2013
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 10, 2013
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2013
- High Wind, November 18, 2013
- High Wind, November 1, 2013
- Frost/Freeze, September 17, 2013
- Hail, September 2, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2013
- Frost/Freeze, May 26, 2013
- Hail, May 21, 2013
- Lake-Effect Snow, March 19, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 18, 2013
- Lake-Effect Snow, February 19, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 8, 2013
- High Wind, January 31, 2013
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 31, 2013
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Lewis CountyEvery warning in Lewis 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.