220
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$3.2M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Franklin County, New York: 220 recorded events between 1961 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 75. That places the county #876 nationally and #45 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Franklin County, New York: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Franklin County is the 2010s, when 73 of the county's 220 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 Franklin County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 68.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #876 for this hazard and #45 within New York, putting it in the 72.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Franklin County with 74 recorded events, while Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 1994 | Saranac Lake | 0 | 0 | 1 | $500K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2025 | BURKE CENTER | 50 | $5K |
| Jul 3, 2025 | BANGOR | 55 | $10K |
| Jul 3, 2025 | MALONE | 55 | $10K |
| Jun 14, 2024 | ONCHIOTA | 50 | $2K |
| Jun 14, 2024 | CHATEAUGAY | 50 | $2K |
| Jun 14, 2024 | NORTH BURKE | 50 | $2K |
| Jun 14, 2024 | WHIPPLEVILLE | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | BRUSHTON | 50 | $2K |
| Jun 14, 2024 | ST REGIS FALLS | 50 | $2K |
| Jun 14, 2024 | FT COVINGTON | 50 | $5K |
Other hazards here
More from Franklin County
- Hail 46
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Roof torn off working garage/shed in West Bangor. Numerous (hundreds) trees uprooted, snapped across Franklin county between Moria and Malone with greatest concentration in a 2-3 mile swath across Brushton, West Bangor with at least a dozen structures that sustained damage. NWS Storm survey suggests combination of straight-line winds and possible microburst with winds estimated at 85 mph.
Severe thunderstorms swept across eastern New York ahead of a cold front which moved east from the Great Lakes. There were numerous reports of trees and powerlines down, large hail and one tornado in eastern New York. The tornado touched down in Eagle Bridge in Rensselaer County. It skipped several times along a non-continuous path of 1.5 miles. Damage consisted of removal of slate roofs, tin roofs on barns removed, part of a silo demolished, and numerous trees up to four feet in diameter uprooted and snapped. The same storm which produced the tornado produced straightline winds near Hoosick Falls which downed trees and blew apart the screen at a Drive-In Theater and Hemstreet Park where part of the roof was blown off a house and a tree was blown onto a garage. Other damage from thunderstorm winds included trees which fell on a garage in Schaghticoke and a small chimney blown off a house in Malone. Hail as large as nickels fell in Stillwater and Vorheesville with dime-size hail reported in Colonie. At the Schenectady County Airport winds gusted to 58 mph.
Severe thunderstorms swept across eastern New York ahead of a cold front which moved east from the Great Lakes. There were numerous reports of trees and powerlines down, large hail and one tornado in eastern New York. The tornado touched down in Eagle Bridge in Rensselaer County. It skipped several times along a non-continuous path of 1.5 miles. Damage consisted of removal of slate roofs, tin roofs on barns removed, part of a silo demolished, and numerous trees up to four feet in diameter uprooted and snapped. The same storm which produced the tornado produced straightline winds near Hoosick Falls which downed trees and blew apart the screen at a Drive-In Theater and Hemstreet Park where part of the roof was blown off a house and a tree was blown onto a garage. Other damage from thunderstorm winds included trees which fell on a garage in Schaghticoke and a small chimney blown off a house in Malone. Hail as large as nickels fell in Stillwater and Vorheesville with dime-size hail reported in Colonie. At the Schenectady County Airport winds gusted to 58 mph.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Franklin County, New York?
220 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Franklin County between 1961 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Franklin County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Franklin County measured 75.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Franklin 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 Franklin County, New York.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/new-york/franklin-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.