Severe Weather History


New York Hail History: 5,055 Recorded Events

5,055

Recorded events

62

Counties affected

0

Direct deaths

$32.1M

Property damage

New York hail history: 5,055 recorded events across 62 counties between 1955 and 2026.

Decade by decade

New York hail history by decade

New York hail history: recorded events per decade
New York hail history: recorded events per decade

The 2000s are the busiest decade on record with 1,977 reported hail events across New York. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.

County ranking

Counties with the most hail events in New York

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Oneida County2650$618K1967–2025
#2Broome County2440$20.4M1969–2026
#3Saratoga County2050$233K1969–2025
#4Onondaga County2030$135K1958–2025
#5Albany County1850$14K1958–2024
#6Dutchess County1590$48K1957–2025
#7Otsego County1340$3K1990–2025
#8Rensselaer County1330$42K1959–2025
#9Steuben County1310$105K1960–2026
#10Erie County1310$1.3M1959–2026
#11Ulster County1230$34K1975–2025
#12Sullivan County1190$61K1972–2024
#13Chenango County1090$15K1989–2026
#14Suffolk County1070$5001984–2024
#15Delaware County1070$95K1956–2026
#16Tompkins County1020$1.1M1971–2025
#17Madison County1020$27K1971–2025
#18Columbia County1020$90K1959–2025
#19Herkimer County1000$01970–2024
#20Cayuga County930$209K1980–2025
#21Clinton County930$139K1973–2025
#22Chautauqua County900$352K1958–2026
#23Orange County870$750K1975–2023
#24Tioga County870$21K1985–2023
#25Oswego County860$866K1975–2024
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

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