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Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Thunderstorm Wind in Bronx County, New York

42

Recorded events

2

Direct deaths

5

Direct injuries

$260K

Property damage

Thunderstorm Wind in Bronx County, New York: 42 recorded events between 1983 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #2,783 nationally and #62 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Thunderstorm Wind in Bronx County, New York: events per decade

Thunderstorm Wind in Bronx County, New York: recorded events per decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Bronx County, New York: recorded events per decade

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Bronx County is the 2000s, when 15 of the county's 42 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Bronx County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 27.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,783 for this hazard and #62 within New York, putting it in the 11.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

1Jan
0Feb
0Mar
1Apr
5May
10Jun
6Jul
15Aug
3Sep
0Oct
1Nov
0Dec

Aug is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Bronx County with 15 recorded events, while Feb is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

Significant events

Deadliest on record

DateLocationScaleDeathsInjuriesDamage
Sep 7, 1998BRONX5212$0
Aug 16, 1997PELHAM BAY PARK5012$0
May 6, 1997BRONX5001$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC

Most recent

Latest recorded events

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Aug 19, 2024THROGGS NECK51$0
Aug 3, 2024WILLIAMS BRIDGE55$1K
Jul 21, 2022WESTCHESTER50$1K
Jan 17, 2022FORDHAM50$0
Jun 8, 2021NEW YORK NORTHERN52$6K
Jun 4, 2021MOTT HAVEN JCT61$8K
Aug 25, 2020BRONX52$1K
Apr 21, 2020FORDHAM62$0
May 26, 2019SPUYTEN DUYVIL52$5K
Jun 19, 2017MOTT HAVEN JCT52$2K
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Bronx County, New York?

42 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Bronx County between 1983 and 2024, causing 2 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Bronx County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Bronx County measured 70.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Bronx County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.

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“Thunderstorm Wind in Bronx County, New York.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/new-york/bronx-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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