416
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
5
Direct injuries
$3.0M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Steuben County, New York: 416 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 75. That places the county #192 nationally and #17 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Steuben County, New York: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Steuben County is the 2020s, when 120 of the county's 416 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 Steuben County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 55.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #192 for this hazard and #17 within New York, putting it in the 93.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Steuben County with 123 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2003 | WOODHULL | 75 | 0 | 2 | $500K |
| Jul 28, 2002 | HORNELL | 50 | 0 | 2 | $2K |
| May 18, 2000 | CORNING | 55 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2026 | LINDLEY | 50 | $10K |
| Apr 15, 2026 | LINDLEY | 50 | $20K |
| Apr 15, 2026 | BORDEN | 50 | $1K |
| Apr 15, 2026 | RATHBONE | 50 | $1K |
| Apr 15, 2026 | FERENBAUGH | 50 | $25K |
| Jul 7, 2025 | LINDLEY | 50 | $1K |
| Jun 9, 2025 | NORTH URBANA | 50 | $9K |
| Jun 9, 2025 | BATH | 50 | $1K |
| Jun 5, 2025 | PRATTSBURG | 50 | $3K |
| Jun 5, 2025 | COHOCTON | 50 | $3K |
Other hazards here
More from Steuben County
- Flash Flood 177
- Hail 131
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Very strong thunderstorm winds estimated between 80 and 90 mph destroyed a trailer home, damaged the roof of a house and barn and knocked down the wall of one other structure. Two people lived in the trailer home. One person just left the trailer and was in the front yard while the other was in a parked truck in the driveway when the storm hit. The truck was turned over. Both people received minor injuries. 40 to 50 trees were uprooted or sheared off. The area of most intense damage was a half mile in length and up to 200 yards wide. 1500 electric customers lost power.
A fast moving line of thunderstorms intensified to severe limits as it pushed east-southeastward across the county early in the afternoon. Widespread wind damage was the result. Numerous trees and wires were downed in Hornell as the storm moved through that area just after 100 pm EDT. Thereafter, the storms continued to leave a legacy of downed trees and power lines through Howard and Cameron Townships. Around 130 pm EDT, severe thunderstorms ripped through the town of Corning. The north side of town was hardest hit with dozens of trees toppled and some minor structural damage inflicted to homes from falling tree limbs.
Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires across the southeast quarter of the county. Damage was widespread in Corning, South Corning, East Corning, Caton, Campbell, Addison, and Bath. In Corning, wires came down on a car and delivery truck. In Campbell, the wind ripped off the roofing from a house and downed a tree onto a truck, minivan, and camper. In Corning, a tree fell onto a pickup truck crushing it.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Steuben County, New York?
416 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Steuben County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Steuben County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Steuben County measured 75.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Steuben 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 Steuben County, New York.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/new-york/steuben-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.