Storm History: Ontario County, New York

Events

644

Deaths

3

Injuries

10

Damage

$28 million

Episodes

357

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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• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 20142 deaths · $50,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, November 13, 20031 death · 57 kt wind · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, May 20, 2004$6.0 million · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, April 4, 2003$3.6 million · 1 event here
• Flood, January 19, 1996$2.2 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 2003$2.0 million · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 2008$1.3 million · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 26, 2011$1.1 million · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 6, 1998$1.0 million · 78 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 21, 1994$500,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 1, 2002$500,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 29, 2009$500,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 16, 2004$300,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2006$300,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 16, 2014$300,000 · 2 events here
• Blizzard, March 4, 1999$250,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 31, 2002$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 2002$250,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 2014$220,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 2019$205,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 2000$200,000 · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 6, 1999$150,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, June 16, 2022$72,000 · 2.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 2021$2,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 18, 2017$12,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 27, 2020$2,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 21, 2013$80,000 · 2 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, July 9, 19562 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 29, 2025$8,000 · 1.75 in hail · 25 events here
• Hail, May 29, 2012$116,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, July 21, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 2008$1.3 million · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 10, 2008$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 2006$8,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 19891.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 16, 19881.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 18, 19841.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, August 7, 2023$10,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 30, 1987F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 14, 1989F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 10, 2024$4,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 7, 2025EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Ontario County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 202650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 202650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 9, 2026$3,000 · 59 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, November 3, 2025$8,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 4, 2025$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 24, 2025$3,000 · 1.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 7, 2025EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 2025$500 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20255 events here
• Hail, May 17, 2025$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 29, 2025$8,000 · 1.75 in hail · 25 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2025$7,000 · 70 kt wind · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 202451 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2024$5,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 2024$500 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 15, 2024$12,000 · EF0 · 15 events here
• Tornado, July 10, 2024$4,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2024$5,000 · 75 kt wind · 6 events here
• Hail, June 22, 2024$6,000 · 1.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2024$6,000 · 51 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2024$6,000 · 51 kt wind · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2024$8,000 · 51 kt wind · 13 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2024$11,000 · 51 kt wind · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2024$2,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 22, 2024$6,000 · 51 kt wind · 5 events here
• Lake-Effect Snow, February 28, 2024$3,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 2024$10,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 9, 2024$10,000 · 69 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 7, 2023$10,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2023$3,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 202311 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 20232 events here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 2023$4,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, June 12, 20233 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 17, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2023$7,000 · 56 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 21, 2022$2,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2022$6,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2022$21,000 · 51 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 16, 2022$72,000 · 2.5 in hail · 7 events 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
• Lakeshore Flood, December 11, 2021$50,000 · 66 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, December 5, 2021$2,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, October 29, 20213 events here
• Flood, October 26, 20213 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2021$4,000 · 51 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, August 19, 20219 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2021$1,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 2021$2,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2021$2,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2021$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 20, 2021$10,000 · 1.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20211 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, November 15, 202060 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 27, 2020$2,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 29, 2020$13,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2020$42,000 · 51 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, May 15, 2020$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events 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$10,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20192 events here
• Flood, November 1, 2019$20,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, October 31, 2019$100,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 2019$205,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, August 16, 2019$2,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 8, 2019$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2019$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 20, 2019$21,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, May 25, 2019$3,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 27, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, February 24, 2019$10,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20191 event here
• High Wind, January 1, 2019$12,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 15, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 17, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 21, 2018$10,000 · 53 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 14, 2018$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2018$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, April 14, 2018$15,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 4, 2018$20,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 2018$25,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 23, 20182 injured · $40,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 2018$30,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 15, 2017$133,000 · 57 kt wind · 15 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 4, 2017$20,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2017$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2017$12,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 2017$82,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2017$70,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2017$12,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2017$22,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 30, 20171.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 18, 2017$12,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 14, 2017$2,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, May 1, 2017$37,000 · 68 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 13, 2017$40,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 8, 2017$150,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, November 19, 2016$35,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20161 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20161 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2016$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 2016$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 21, 20161 event here
• Hail, July 18, 2016$15,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 2016$68,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 2016$15,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20161 event here
• High Wind, January 10, 2016$30,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 2015$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2015$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2015$90,000 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2015$40,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 10, 2015$70,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 10, 2015$35,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2015$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 2015$35,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 2015$15,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 2015$20,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 2014$30,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 31, 2014$60,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 2014$220,000 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2014$15,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2014$80,000 · 57 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 20142 deaths · $50,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 3, 2014$25,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, May 16, 2014$300,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 13, 2014$30,000 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Blizzard, March 12, 2014$36,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 4, 2014$20,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 1, 2014$14,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 2013$15,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 1, 2013$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 28, 20131 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 23, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2013$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 13, 2013$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 2013$80,000 · 2 in hail · 8 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 13, 20131 event here
• High Wind, January 20, 2013$15,000 · 67 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 26, 2012$10,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 29, 2012$100,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 12, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 2012$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 29, 2012$116,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, May 3, 2012$60,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 29, 20121 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 27, 20121 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 17, 20121 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 12, 20121 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 4, 20122 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 2, 20121 event here
• High Wind, January 17, 2012$50,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 27, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, September 11, 2011$15,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, August 28, 2011$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2011$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 1, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 2011$8,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2011$26,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 27, 2011$15,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 26, 2011$1.1 million · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 2011$20,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 12, 2010$15,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 30, 2010$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2010$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 21, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2010$55,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 2010$40,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 2010$30,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 9, 2010$50,000 · 2 events here
• High Wind, May 8, 2010$100,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 2010$20,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 11, 20091 event here
• Tornado, August 29, 2009$500,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 26, 2009$33,000 · 51 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 26, 2009$15,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 17, 20091 event here
• High Wind, February 12, 2009$30,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 27, 2009$20,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 30, 2008$10,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 28, 2008$100,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 19, 2008$20,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 19, 20081 event here
• High Wind, September 14, 2008$100,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 10, 2008$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 2008$20,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 2008$15,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2008$35,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 17, 2008$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 2008$15,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 2008$1.3 million · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 2008$15,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 26, 2008$10,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 7, 2008$25,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 4, 2008$10,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 26, 2008$10,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 30, 2008$100,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 9, 2008$33,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 15, 2007$15,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 2007$10,000 · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 3, 2007$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 2007$10,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 24, 2007$12,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2007$21,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2007$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 2007$27,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2007$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 2007$90,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 15, 2007$15,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 16, 2007$10,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 13, 2007$20,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 2007$100,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 1, 2006$20,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 25, 2006$8,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2006$300,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 2006$8,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 2, 2006$5,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 17, 2006$150,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 2005$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, November 6, 2005$15,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 29, 2005$15,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2005$60,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2005$35,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 2005$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 2, 20051 injured · $100,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 1, 2005$10,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 22, 2005$50,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 2005$20,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 2004$25,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 2004$6.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 2004$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 13, 2004$23,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, April 18, 2004$100,000 · 75 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 16, 2004$300,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 14, 2003$15,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 13, 20031 death · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 15, 2003$150,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here

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Tornadoes in Ontario CountyEvery warning in Ontario 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.