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Oneida County, New York severe weather history spans 1,085 recorded events between 1960 and 2026. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 57.4% of all recorded events. It ranks #111 nationally and #2 in New York.
1,085
Recorded events
8
Direct deaths
29
Direct injuries
$136.8M
Property damage
The record
What the Oneida County, New York severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Oneida County, New York severe weather history averages 16.4 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2010s, with 343 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 94 events fall before 1990 and 991 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Oneida County, New York record is thunderstorm wind, responsible for 4 direct deaths. The costliest is flash flood, with $67.1M in reported property damage. In total, 7 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Oneida County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 623 | 4 | $34.2M | 96 | 1960–2025 |
| Hail | 265 | 0 | $618K | 2.5 | 1967–2025 |
| Flash Flood | 102 | 0 | $67.1M | 0 | 1996–2026 |
| Tornado | 32 | 3 | $30.9M | F3 | 1960–2025 |
| Flood | 30 | 0 | $3.4M | 0 | 2000–2026 |
| Lightning | 28 | 1 | $516K | 0 | 1997–2021 |
| Funnel Cloud | 5 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2000–2010 |
Decade by decade
Oneida County, New York severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
33 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 33 touched down inside it and 0 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-05-02 | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2024-07-16 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 1990-07-23 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2025-06-22 | EF1 | 3 | 0 | 2.4 mi | Touched down here |
| 2025-06-22 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 mi | Touched down here |
| 2024-07-16 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 2023-08-07 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 mi | Touched down here |
| 2023-08-07 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 2021-06-03 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 mi | Touched down here |
| 2021-07-08 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Oneida County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2025 | Tornado | CLARK MILLS | 3 | 0 | $440K |
| May 1, 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 1 | 2 | $0 | |
| Jun 27, 2002 | Lightning | WESTMORELAND | 1 | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 1, 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 1 | 1 | $0 | |
| May 29, 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | VERONA | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 1 | 0 | $0 | |
| Jun 10, 1997 | Lightning | UTICA | 0 | 5 | $5K |
| Aug 1, 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | STITTVILLE | 0 | 3 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A deadly pre-dawn tornado spun up at a kink in a line of severe thunderstorms in Clark Mills. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped, with many of them on structures. Three homes were sliced or crushed by trees. Two residents were killed in one of the heavily-damaged homes, and a third fatality occurred on the crushed end of another residence. The tornado quickly became intense while traveling southwest |initially, and destroyed a historic grist mill along Oriskany Creek. The tornado then became absorbed into the southward motion of the line of thunderstorms, traveling along Kirkland Avenue before ending. While there was this focused corridor of convergent enhanced EF1 tornado damage, other scattered tree damage could be found throughout the area associated with damaging winds up to 70 mph from the line of severe storms.
Lightning struck a 31 year old woman and mother of two in the front yard of her home. She was knocked unconscious. She was later pronounced dead at the hospital. Her children were also in the yard at the same time, but only her 5 year old son got struck. He received a first degree burn to his foot. The 6 year old daughter had no injuries.
Record flooding occurred on the Oneida Creek with significant damages to the City of Oneida and surrounding areas. A makeshift levee was overtopped and breached by flood waters. The crest on the river gauge was 17.23 feet which occurred at 10:45 AM.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Relatively Moderate
FEMA NRI risk rating
229,124
Population (ACS)
$183K
Median home value
28
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2022 | Winter Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM | EM |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Hurricane | REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM FRED | DR |
| Mar 20, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 | EM |
| Dec 19, 2019 | Severe Storm | SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING | DR |
| Jul 12, 2017 | Snowstorm | SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM | DR |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Oneida County, New York?
1,085 events are on record between 1960 and 2026, causing 8 direct deaths and $136.8M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Oneida County?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 623 recorded events — 57.4% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Oneida County?
33 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 33 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Oneida County?
28 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Oneida County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Oneida County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Oneida County as relatively moderate risk, placing it in the 86 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Oneida County, New York severe weather history data come from?
Every figure is drawn from United States federal public-domain records: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events for the event archive, NOAA SPC SVRGIS for mapped tornado paths, FEMA for disaster declarations and risk ratings, and the U.S. Census for population context. Dates are shown in UTC and recent entries may still be revised by NOAA.
Nearby
Neighbouring counties
- Niagara County 372
- Onondaga County 760
- New York County 154
- Ontario County 499
- Nassau County 582
- Orange County 746
Cite this page
“Oneida County, New York.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/new-york/oneida-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.