NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Amenia, NY
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
32 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Amenia, New York since 1851, 5 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Isaias in 2020. Since 1950, 48 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 5
- Tropical storms
- 27
- Tornadoes
- 48
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
3 deaths in all
What the records show for Amenia
The strongest storm to pass near Amenia was an unnamed storm in 1938, a Category 2 hurricane with 102 mph winds when its centre passed 31 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1893, whose centre came within 5 miles. The record near Amenia begins with an unnamed storm in 1861; the most recent system was Isaias in 2020, a tropical storm 43 miles away. The 1890s and the 1960s were the busiest decades, with 4 systems each. Of the 32 systems, 3 have come since 2000. Amenia has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 65% of the 809 New York cities on this site. The strongest of the 48 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on May 29, 1995; its path came within 25 miles, and it killed 3 people. Of the 48, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 23 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 13. The most recent tornado was on July 28, 2022. Amenia has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 96% of the 809 New York cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 21 times since 1966, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 809 New York cities, 81% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Amenia.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Amenia
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | IreneAug 28 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2008 | HannaSep 7 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1999 | FloydSep 17 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1996 | BerthaJul 13 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | GloriaSep 27 | 37 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1976 | BelleAug 10 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 23 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1971 | DoriaAug 28 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1968 | Unnamed 1968 stormSep 11 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | Unnamed 1961 stormSep 15 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1960 | DonnaSep 12 | 71 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | BrendaJul 30 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1952 | AbleSep 1 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1938 | Unnamed 1938 stormSep 21 | 31 mi | Category 2 (102 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormSep 9 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 3 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 30 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 4 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormNov 1 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 10 | 69 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 29 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 24 | 5 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 12 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 22 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 23 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormSep 30 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1872 | Unnamed 1872 stormOct 26 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormOct 30 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 19 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormSep 28 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Amenia: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Amenia
By decade
- 2020s9
- 2010s4
- 2000s10
- 1990s5(1 EF3+)
- 1980s5
- 1970s10
- 1960s2
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 1995 | F4 | 25 mi | 11.5 mi | 3 / 24 |
| Jun 23, 2001 | F2 | 23 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 18, 2000 | F2 | 21 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 29, 1995 | F2 | 24 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jul 10, 1989 | F2 | 12 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jun 30, 1976 | F2 | 24 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 11, 1966 | F2 | 18 mi | 10.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 1959 | F2 | 13 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 12, 1955 | F2 | 20 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 21, 1951 | F2 | 18 mi | 43.9 mi | 0 / 9 |
| Nov 12, 2021 | EF1 | 6 mi | 2.44 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 21, 2021 | EF1 | in town | 0.64 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 48, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Amenia
The Storm Prediction Center has 21 hail reports within 10 miles of Amenia since 1966, made on 16 separate days. Of these, 15 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on September 26, 1998. The most recent report is from August 27, 2020. June has the most reports, 9.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Amenia
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Millbrook 3 W, NY, 11 miles southwest of Amenia at 413 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 35°F and 16°F. August and September are the wettest at 4.6 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 3.1 inches; the year adds up to 46.0 inches over 87 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 54% of the year's precipitation (24.8 of 46.0 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 32 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (14); a normal September there has highs of 74°F and 4.6 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 9 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 141 nights a year. That 46.0 inches is more than at 90 of the 137 New York stations used on this site (66%). Sharon, CT, 5 miles east, has its own station (Falls Village, CT): 47.0 inches a year, 1.0 more than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 83°F.
Water temperature at the NOAA tide station Turkey Point Hudson River NERRS, NY, 23 miles northwest, averaged 79°F in July and 35°F in February over 2021–2025. No month averaged 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Water °F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35 | 16 | 3.3 | 7 | 35 |
| Feb | 38 | 18 | 3.1 | 7 | 35 |
| Mar | 47 | 26 | 3.7 | 7 | 40 |
| Apr | 60 | 35 | 3.5 | 8 | 49 |
| May | 70 | 46 | 3.5 | 8 | 62 |
| Jun | 78 | 54 | 4.1 | 8 | 73 |
| Jul | 83 | 59 | 3.8 | 8 | 79 |
| Aug | 80 | 58 | 4.6 | 8 | 77 |
| Sep | 74 | 50 | 4.6 | 6 | 73 |
| Oct | 62 | 39 | 4.2 | 7 | 62 |
| Nov | 50 | 31 | 3.5 | 6 | 49 |
| Dec | 40 | 23 | 4.1 | 8 | 38 |
| Year | 59 | 38 | 46.0 | 87 | 56 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Millbrook 3 W, NY (413 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals; water temperature: average of hourly readings 2021–2025 at the NOAA tide station Turkey Point Hudson River NERRS, NY, from NOAA Tides & Currents. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Amenia
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 163 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Amenia: 142 thunderstorm wind reports, 16 flash floods and 5 floods. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $889,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on July 21, 2010. July has had the most flash floods, 7 of 16. Of the 798 New York cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 247 have had fewer than Amenia.
July 25, 2025: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Amenia — 1 injured.
September 1, 2021: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Amenia — $300,000 damage.
May 18, 2000: thunderstorm wind in Amenia — $245,000 damage.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Dutchess County, which includes Amenia, has been named in 27 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 17 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 hurricanes, 6 severe storms, 5 snowstorms, 3 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms and Flooding, on July 22, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Dutchess County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for hurricanes and inland flooding; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, coastal flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $85.2 million a year, the 12th highest of 62 New York counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $59.9 million (70%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Amenia
- Sharon, CT5 mi
- Millerton, NY8 mi
- Millbrook, NY8 mi
- Dover Plains, NY8 mi
- Clinton Corners, NY11 mi
- Pine Plains, NY11 mi
- Salt Point, NY12 mi
- Salisbury, CT13 mi
- Wingdale, NY14 mi
- Pleasant Valley, NY15 mi
- Goshen, CT16 mi
- Lagrangeville, NY17 mi
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