Storm Surge/Tide in New York

Events

37

Deaths

1

Injuries

0

Damage

$16,000

• Storm Surge and High Wind in New York, October 29 to 30, 20121 death · 50 kt wind · 24 eventsHurricane Sandy moved northward off the eastern seaboard of the United States during the last week of October 2012.
• Storm Surge in New York, August 28, 20111 death · 12 eventsIrene made landfall locally as a tropical storm around 900 am August 28, 2011 over New York City. Irene then moved across Southeastern New York and Western Connecticut before dissipating over Northern New England near the Canadian Border the evening of August 28.
• Storm Surge in New York, June 20 to 21, 2009$16,000 · 3 eventsThe combination of high astronomical tides and water being piled up into the Back Bays and along the South Shore of Long Island produced minor to moderate Coastal Flooding.
• Storm Surge and High Wind in New York, December 21, 201251 kt wind · 11 eventsAn intense area of low pressure moved into the Great Lakes region on the evening of Thursday, December 20th. The storm's warm front extended into the Northeastern United States.
• Storm Surge in New York, October 12, 20054 eventsA strong high pressure system moved very slowly east to southeast across Northern New England while a low pressure trough extended northwest from a subtropical low near Bermuda. The trough extended from south of Long Island across North Central Pennsylvania.
• Storm Surge in New York, May 24, 20053 eventsNortheast winds produced by a coastal storm southeast of Long Island combined with high astronomical tides caused moderate coastal flooding, mainly along the back bay shores of Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
• Storm Surge and Strong Wind in New York, October 27 to 28, 2018$2,000 · 3 eventsA Nor'easter tracked northward along the east coast Friday night into Saturday and brought strong winds, rain and mountain snow to eastern New York on Saturday, October 27th, 2018.
• Storm Surge in New York, October 4, 20102 eventsA two day period of strong northeast winds developed across the region between strong high pressure to the northwest of the area and weak low pressure tracking up the coast.
• Storm Surge in New York, January 30, 20182 eventsLow pressure developed along the North Carolina coast during the afternoon of January 29, 2018. The low moved off the coast to a location east of the 40 N/70 W benchmark during the morning of January 30, 2018.

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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.