Strong Wind in New York

Events

1,888

Deaths

9

Injuries

47

Damage

$13 million

• Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, October 31, 20191 death · $4.2 million · 91 kt wind · 79 eventsA strengthening low pressure system moving from Ohio to Lake Ontario drew anomalous warmth and moisture northward on Halloween, with temperatures surging into the 60s and 70s over eastern New York and western New England.
• Flooding and Strong Wind in New York, December 18 to 22, 20231 death · $765,000 · 88 eventsAn area of low pressure tracked up the East Coast and intensified in the process as it brought widespread moderate to heavy rainfall across eastern New York on December 18, 2023. Rainfall totals were between 2 and 5 inches with the highest amounts across the eastern Catskills.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in New York, December 11 to 12, 20211 death · $430,000 · 63 kt wind · 9 eventsA powerful storm system across the Great Lakes on the afternoon of December 11th moved northeast across Ontario and Quebec provinces in Canada during the night.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New York, February 6 to 7, 20201 death · 1 injured · $19,000 · 46 eventsMultiple rounds of wintry precipitation impacted portions of eastern New York on the 6th and 7th. The first was a round of light to moderate snow after midnight on 6th to around sunrise, which resulted in one to five inches of snow along and north of the I-88/I-90 corridor.
• Strong Wind in New York, October 31, 20251 death · 1 injured · 18 eventsA very potent low pressure system brought widespread strong winds to much of eastern New York on Halloween (October 31), 2025. Widespread gusts of 30 to nearly 50 mph were common especially during the evening and late evening hours.
• Tropical Storm and Strong Wind in New York, September 18 to 19, 20031 death · 2 injured · 5 eventsAs Hurricane Isabel moved northwest toward the southern Mid Atlantic States, a strong high pressure system built over Northern New England. As the pressure gradient increased, strong northeast winds developed across the region Thursday, September 18th.
• Strong Wind in New York, March 20, 20081 death · 2 injured · $5,000 · 1 eventStrong winds on the backside of a vigorous Low over Southeast Canada downed a tree on a car in Westchester County, killing 1 person and injuring 2 others.
• Strong Wind in New York, January 30, 20081 death · 1 injured · $10,000 · 3 eventsGusty west to northwest winds behind a cold front downed isolated trees, over turned a tractor trailer, and caused scaffolding to collapse, killing one person and injuring another in New York City.
• Strong Wind in New York, November 2, 19971 death · 1 injured · 2 eventsA 25 foot boat capsized less than 1 mile east of Breezy Point in Rockaway Inlet (Queens). The Ambrose Light Tower Bouy reported wind speeds from 20 to 25 knots and areas of fog occurred.
• Flash Flood and Flooding in New York, November 1 to 5, 2019$2.0 million · 52 kt wind · 59 eventsA strengthening low pressure system moving from Ohio to Lake Ontario drew anomalous warmth and moisture northward on Halloween, with temperatures surging into the 60s and 70s over eastern New York and western New England.
• Strong Wind in New York, June 20, 20251 death · $15,000 · 1 eventIntensifying low pressure across Maine and New Brunswick combined with high pressure across Ontario and a cooler, drier airmass across NY and VT led to strong mixing of the atmosphere and gusty gradient winds of 35 to 40 mph with a few higher gusts.
• Strong Wind in New York, January 16, 19971 death · 1 eventA strong gust of wind blew a teenage boy off the side of the roof of United Artists Plaza in East Meadow around 3:45 pm.
• Strong Wind in New York, May 16, 19971 death · 1 eventStrong and gusty winds caused a 38 foot fishing boat to capsize south of Amagansett. It resulted in the death of a 76 year old fisherman.
• Strong Wind in New York, October 1, 19981 death · 1 eventAs a strong cold front moved across the area, northwest winds gusted from 40 to 50 mph. These winds downed a tree that fell on a moving car along Route 207 near New Windsor. As a result, a 57 year old man died.
• Strong Wind in New York, December 23, 20041 death · 1 eventStrong winds downed a tree onto a car traveling south along the Cross Island Parkway near the Grand Central Parkway in Queens. The tree crushed the driver to death. Peak wind gusts were measured at 47 mph at LaGuardia Airport and 45 mph at Kennedy Airport.
• Flash Flood and Flood in New York, November 1, 2019$2.3 million · 60 kt wind · 11 eventsA developing area of low pressure moved from the Gulf of Mexico on during the night of the 30th and moved north into the eastern Great Lakes as it intensified during the evening of October 31st.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in New York, February 16, 20162 injured · $590,000 · 58 kt wind · 10 eventsStrong to isolated high winds occurred ahead of an area of low pressure and associated frontal boundary.
• Flooding and Strong Wind in New York, April 7 to 8, 2022$507,000 · 25 eventsA slow moving frontal system produced widespread heavy rainfall and flooding across eastern New York from April 7-8, 2022. Rainfall amounts between 1.50 and 3.00 inches were common, though a few localized areas received upwards of 4.50 inches.
• Strong Wind in New York, November 19, 20175 injured · $125,000 · 8 eventsStrong gusty northwest winds occurred behind a strong cold front.
• Avalanche and Flooding in New York, December 24 to 26, 2020$292,000 · 59 kt wind · 29 eventsAn area of low pressure tracking from the Great Lakes to Hudson Bay advected in an unseasonably warm air mass into the region from Thursday, December 24 to Friday, December 25, 2020.
• Strong Wind in New York, November 1, 2019$600,000 · 9 eventsStrong winds occurred behind low pressure and strong cold front.
• Strong Wind in New York, February 24 to 25, 2016$550,000 · 10 eventsStrong winds occurred behind a warm front and ahead of a cold front.
• Strong Wind in New York, March 2, 2017$390,000 · 9 eventsGusty northwest winds occurred behind a strong cold front.
• Strong Wind in New York, September 30, 2010$450,000 · 6 eventsA strong low pressure system approached from the south. A warm front passed to the north of the area.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in New York, February 28, 2024$380,000 · 65 kt wind · 9 eventsStrong low pressure moved northeast across the Great Lakes on February 28th, but created a strong pressure gradient between this storm and high pressure across the Canadian Maritimes.

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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.