Storm History: Putnam County, New York
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Putnam 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
- 407
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 15
- Damage
- $29 million
- Episodes
- 329
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 78 | 0 | 0 | $666,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 78 | 0 | 8 | $129,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 49 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 34 | 0 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| Winter Storm | 31 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 30 | 0 | 5 | $26 million |
| High Wind | 18 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 13 | 1 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 5 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 |
| Heat | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | $4,000 |
| Coastal Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, July 10, 1989
- Flash Flood, September 16, 1999
- Hail, July 9, 2002
- Tornado, May 15, 2018
- Tornado, July 29, 1971
- Hail, August 11, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2024
- Strong Wind, September 30, 2010
- Strong Wind, February 13, 2017
- Strong Wind, October 24, 2017
- High Wind, April 13, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 9, 1997
- Tornado, August 27, 2020
- Tornado, August 9, 1968
- Tornado, June 29, 1990
- Hail, August 19, 2011
- Hail, June 19, 2017
- Hail, June 24, 2010
- Hail, September 8, 2023
- Hail, July 26, 2012
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Blizzard, February 22, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2026
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2025
- Ice Storm, February 15, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 20, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2024
- Winter Weather, November 22, 2024
- High Wind, August 9, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2024
- Hail, May 23, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 13, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2024
- Flash Flood, December 18, 2023
- High Wind, December 18, 2023
- Hail, September 8, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2023
- Hail, July 3, 2023
- Hail, June 2, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 13, 2023
- Heavy Snow, February 27, 2023
- High Wind, December 23, 2022
- Hail, July 21, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2022
- Blizzard, January 28, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 16, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 7, 2022
- Tornado, November 13, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 18, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2020
- Tornado, August 27, 2020
- Tropical Storm, August 4, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2020
- High Wind, April 13, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2019
- Hail, June 30, 2019
- Heavy Snow, March 3, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 2, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 15, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2018
- Tornado, May 15, 2018
- Heavy Snow, April 2, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 21, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2018
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2018
- Blizzard, January 4, 2018
- Strong Wind, October 24, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 2017
- Hail, June 19, 2017
- Hail, June 13, 2017
- Blizzard, March 14, 2017
- Strong Wind, February 13, 2017
- Blizzard, February 9, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 17, 2016
- Excessive Heat, August 13, 2016
- Excessive Heat, August 12, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2016
- Blizzard, January 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2015
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2015
- Flood, January 18, 2015
- Heavy Snow, November 26, 2014
- Hail, September 6, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 14, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 7, 2013
- Excessive Heat, September 11, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2013
- Hail, June 18, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 18, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 7, 2013
- Blizzard, February 8, 2013
- Heavy Snow, November 7, 2012
- High Wind, October 29, 2012
- Tornado, September 8, 2012
- Hail, August 9, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2012
- Hail, July 26, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2012
- Hail, June 8, 2012
- Winter Storm, October 29, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2011
- Hail, August 19, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2011
- Hail, August 1, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2011
- Heavy Rain, June 22, 2011
- Hail, June 9, 2011
- Ice Storm, February 1, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 26, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 7, 2011
- Blizzard, December 26, 2010
- Strong Wind, September 30, 2010
- Hail, September 22, 2010
- Hail, September 13, 2010
- Hail, July 19, 2010
- Hail, June 24, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 25, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2009
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2009
- High Wind, February 12, 2009
- Ice Storm, January 6, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 19, 2008
- Flash Flood, September 6, 2008
- Tropical Storm, September 6, 2008
- Hail, August 11, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2008
- Hail, July 23, 2008
- Tornado, June 16, 2008
- Hail, June 14, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2008
- Ice Storm, February 1, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2007
- Hail, August 3, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2007
- Hail, June 1, 2007
- Flood, April 15, 2007
- Winter Storm, March 16, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2006
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2006
- Hail, July 18, 2006
- Hail, July 11, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2006
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2006
- High Wind, February 17, 2006
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2006
- High Wind, January 18, 2006
- Heavy Snow, January 15, 2006
- Heavy Snow, January 3, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2005
- Flash Flood, October 8, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2005
- Hail, May 29, 2005
- Flood, April 2, 2005
- Flood, March 28, 2005
- Heavy Snow, March 23, 2005
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2005
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2005
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2005
- Flash Flood, September 28, 2004
- Flash Flood, September 8, 2004
- Hail, May 23, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2004
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 14, 2003
- Blizzard, December 5, 2003
- High Wind, November 13, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 27, 2003
- Flood, September 27, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 23, 2003
- Heavy Snow, March 6, 2003
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2003
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2002
- Heavy Snow, December 5, 2002
- Heavy Rain, October 11, 2002
- Drought, October 1, 2002
- Heavy Rain, September 26, 2002
- High Wind, September 11, 2002
- Drought, September 1, 2002
- Hail, August 2, 2002
- Drought, August 1, 2002
- Heat, July 29, 2002
- Hail, July 9, 2002
- Heat, July 2, 2002
- Drought, July 1, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2002
- Drought, June 1, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2002
- Drought, May 1, 2002
- Drought, April 1, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2002
- Drought, January 1, 2002
- Drought, December 1, 2001
- Drought, November 1, 2001
- Flood, August 20, 2001
- Heat, August 8, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2001
- Hail, June 20, 2001
- Lightning, June 17, 2001
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2001
- Ice Storm, February 25, 2001
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2001
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 30, 2000
- Flash Flood, December 17, 2000
- Ice Storm, December 14, 2000
- High Wind, December 12, 2000
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2000
- Heavy Rain, June 6, 2000
- Tornado, June 2, 2000
- Hail, May 18, 2000
- Hail, May 10, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 2000
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 17, 2000
- High Wind, December 11, 1999
- High Wind, November 2, 1999
- Flash Flood, September 21, 1999
- Flash Flood, September 16, 1999
- High Wind, September 16, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 1999
- Heat, July 4, 1999
- Heavy Rain, May 19, 1999
- Heavy Rain, March 21, 1999
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Putnam CountyEvery warning in Putnam 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.