331
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
6
Direct injuries
$24.8M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Monroe County, New York: 331 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #352 nationally and #25 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Monroe County, New York: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Monroe County is the 2010s, when 91 of the county's 331 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 Monroe County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 62.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #352 for this hazard and #25 within New York, putting it in the 88.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Monroe County with 91 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
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2007 | ROCHESTER | 55 | 1 | 1 | $55K |
| Jul 31, 1999 | ROCHESTER ARPT | 55 | 0 | 4 | $150K |
| Sep 7, 1998 | ROCHESTER ARPT | 78 | 0 | 1 | $20.0M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2025 | BLACKWATCH HILLS | 50 | $500 |
| May 17, 2025 | PENFIELD | 50 | $0 |
| May 17, 2025 | EAST ROCHESTER | 50 | $500 |
| May 17, 2025 | EAST ROCHESTER | 50 | $2K |
| May 17, 2025 | EAST ROCHESTER | 50 | $500 |
| May 17, 2025 | GREECE | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 29, 2025 | WEBSTER | 50 | $1K |
| Apr 29, 2025 | PT PLEASANT | 50 | $1K |
| Apr 19, 2025 | ROCHESTER | 50 | $2K |
| Apr 19, 2025 | GREECE | 50 | $2K |
Other hazards here
More from Monroe County
- Hail 84
- Flash Flood 56
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Thunderstorms during the evening of the 26th and early morning hours of the 27th downed trees and power lines resulting in scattered power outages. In DeWitt, lightning damaged two substations resulting in 10,000 customers being without power.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Monroe County, New York?
331 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Monroe County between 1955 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Monroe County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Monroe County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Monroe 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.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Monroe County, New York.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/new-york/monroe-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.