Thunderstorm Wind in Cattaraugus County, New York

Thunderstorm Wind in Cattaraugus County, New York: 484 recorded events between 1957 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 100. That places the county #125 nationally and #12 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Cattaraugus County is the 2010s, when 166 of the county's 484 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 Cattaraugus County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 70.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #125 for this hazard and #12 within New York, putting it in the 96.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Cattaraugus County with 134 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.

• Flash Flood 82
• Hail 64

Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

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

484 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Cattaraugus County between 1957 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Cattaraugus County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Cattaraugus County measured 100.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Cattaraugus 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.