NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Barton, 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
11 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Barton, New York since 1851, 2 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was David in 1979. Since 1950, 31 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 2
- Tropical storms
- 9
- Tornadoes
- 31
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Barton
The strongest storm to pass near Barton was an unnamed storm in 1878, a Category 1 hurricane with 81 mph winds when its centre passed 65 miles away. The record near Barton begins with an unnamed storm in 1876; the most recent system was David in 1979, a tropical storm 32 miles away. The 1870s and the 1970s were the busiest decades, with 2 systems each. None of the 11 systems has come since 2000. Barton has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 51% of the 809 New York cities on this site. The highest rating among the 31 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on May 31, 1998, came within 13 miles. Of the 31, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 17 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 8. The most recent tornado was on May 28, 2019. Barton has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 56% of the 809 New York cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 57 times since 1985, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Barton has more hail reports within 10 miles than 69% of the 809 New York cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Barton
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 23 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1954 | HazelOct 16 | 73 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormAug 24 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 3 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 17 | overhead | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 14 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormOct 14 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 23 | 65 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1876 | Unnamed 1876 stormSep 18 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Barton: 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 Barton
By decade
- 2010s11
- 2000s6
- 1990s5(1 EF3+)
- 1980s3(2 EF3+)
- 1970s2
- 1960s2
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1998 | F3 | 13 mi | 62 mi | 0 / 12 |
| May 2, 1983 | F3 | 8 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 2, 1983 | F3 | 1 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF2 | 17 mi | 0.86 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 19, 1954 | F2 | 20 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 28, 2019 | EF1 | 14 mi | 3.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 25, 2016 | EF1 | 23 mi | 0.11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 24, 2016 | EF1 | 24 mi | 1.09 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 2, 2014 | EF1 | 11 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 26, 2012 | EF1 | 2 mi | 13.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 26, 2012 | EF1 | 18 mi | 8.81 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 2011 | EF1 | 13 mi | 0.39 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 31, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Barton
The Storm Prediction Center has 57 hail reports within 10 miles of Barton since 1985, made on 26 separate days. Of these, 33 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on September 6, 2012. The most recent report is from July 13, 2023. September has the most reports, 18.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Barton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Waverly, NY, 7 miles southwest of Barton at 845 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 58°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 16°F. June is the wettest at 4.3 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.8 inches; the year adds up to 36.7 inches over 76 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 58% of the year's precipitation (21.2 of 36.7 inches); the other six months are drier. October has brought the most of the 11 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (5); a normal October there has highs of 62°F and 3.6 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 14 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 149 nights a year. That 36.7 inches is more than at 18 of the 137 New York stations used on this site (13%). Owego, 9 miles northeast, has its own station (Binghamton, NY): 42.1 inches a year, 5.4 more than here, and a July average high of 78°F against 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 16 | 2.2 | 5 |
| Feb | 37 | 17 | 1.8 | 5 |
| Mar | 45 | 24 | 2.6 | 6 |
| Apr | 59 | 34 | 3.4 | 8 |
| May | 71 | 45 | 3.1 | 8 |
| Jun | 79 | 54 | 4.3 | 8 |
| Jul | 83 | 58 | 3.6 | 7 |
| Aug | 82 | 57 | 3.3 | 6 |
| Sep | 75 | 50 | 4.0 | 6 |
| Oct | 62 | 39 | 3.6 | 6 |
| Nov | 50 | 30 | 2.4 | 5 |
| Dec | 39 | 23 | 2.4 | 6 |
| Year | 60 | 37 | 36.7 | 76 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Waverly, NY (845 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. 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 Barton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 182 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Barton: 122 thunderstorm wind reports, 43 flash floods, 14 floods, 2 lightning strikes and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $461.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on July 26, 2012. July has had the most flash floods, 14 of 43. Of the 798 New York cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 524 have had fewer than Barton.
June 2, 2000: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Barton — 1 injured.
September 7, 2011: flood 9 miles from the centre of Barton — $309.0 million damage.
September 7, 2011: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Barton — $70.0 million 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Barton's ZIP code 13734 have filed 29 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $938,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Tropical Storm Lee in 2011: 11 claims (38% of all) and $745,000. 59% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 549 New York cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 184 have fewer than Barton.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical Storm Lee2011 | 11 | $745,000 |
Tioga County, which includes Barton, has been named in 27 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1972, 19 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 severe storms, 6 floods, 3 hurricanes, 3 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Remnants of Tropical Storm Fred, on October 8, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Tioga County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for inland flooding; Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $20.0 million a year, the 45th highest of 62 New York counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $17.5 million (88%), 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 Barton
- Nichols, NY3 mi
- Waverly, NY7 mi
- Sayre, PA8 mi
- Owego, NY9 mi
- Athens, PA9 mi
- Candor, NY11 mi
- Rome, PA11 mi
- Spencer, NY13 mi
- Apalachin, NY13 mi
- Erin, NY15 mi
- Newark Valley, NY16 mi
- Endicott, NY18 mi
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