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Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Boonville, 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

3 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Boonville, New York since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was David in 1979. Since 1950, 30 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Hurricanes
0

within 75 mi, since 1851

Tropical storms
3

below hurricane strength

Tornadoes
30

within 25 mi, since 1950

EF3 or stronger
2

1 deaths in all

What the records show for Boonville

None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Boonville; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1929, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 60 miles away. The record near Boonville begins with an unnamed storm in 1876; the most recent system was David in 1979, a tropical storm 66 miles away. Of the 809 New York cities on this site, 99% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Boonville. The highest rating among the 30 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on August 7, 2023, came within 8 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on June 18, 1970, killed 1 person. Of the 30, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 18 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 12. The most recent tornado was on September 4, 2025. Boonville has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 53% of the 809 New York cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 27 times since 1992, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 809 New York cities, 71% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Boonville.

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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Boonville

Tropical systems that passed within 75 miles of Boonville, New York, newest first
YearStormClosestStrength when closestPeak
1979DavidSep 666 miTropical storm (46 mph)Category 5
1929Unnamed 1929 stormOct 360 miTropical storm (58 mph)Category 4
1876Unnamed 1876 stormSep 1834 miTropical storm (40 mph)Category 3

Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Boonville: 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 Boonville

By decade

  • 2020s10(1 EF3+)
  • 2010s5
  • 2000s3
  • 1990s3
  • 1980s5(1 EF3+)
  • 1970s1
  • 1960s3
Strongest tornadoes near Boonville, New York
DateRatingDistancePathKilled / injured
Aug 7, 2023EF38 mi16 mi0 / 0
May 2, 1983F3in town3 mi0 / 0
Jul 16, 2024EF218 mi5.25 mi0 / 0
Jul 23, 1990F217 mi17 mi0 / 0
Jun 18, 1970F124 mi2.3 mi1 / 1
Jul 16, 2024EF121 mi0.7 mi0 / 0
Jul 16, 2024EF112 mi6.5 mi0 / 0
Aug 7, 2023EF116 mi1.38 mi0 / 0
Jul 8, 2021EF111 mi2.16 mi0 / 0
Jun 3, 2021EF113 mi1.2 mi0 / 0
Jul 8, 2014EF124 mi12.32 mi0 / 0
Jul 8, 2014EF124 mi1 mi0 / 0

The strongest 12 of 30, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in Boonville

The Storm Prediction Center has 27 hail reports within 10 miles of Boonville since 1992, made on 11 separate days. Of these, 19 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on May 29, 2012. The most recent report is from May 21, 2022. May has the most reports, 22.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.

Weather by month in Boonville

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Boonville 4 SSW, NY, 4 miles southwest of Boonville at 1,550 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 75°F and low of 56°F; January is the coolest, at 25°F and 8°F. October is the wettest at 6.1 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 4.0 inches; the year adds up to 58.2 inches over 115 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs of 90°F are rare: fewer than one day a year on average. Lows fall below freezing on about 170 nights a year. Snowfall averages 164.0 inches a year, most of it in January. That 58.2 inches is more than at 135 of the 137 New York stations used on this site (99%). Lee Center, 15 miles southwest, has its own station (Rome Griffiss Airfield, NY): 44.0 inches a year, 14.2 less than here, and a July average high of 81°F against 75°F.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at Boonville 4 SSW, NY
MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip. inDays ≥ 0.1"Snow in
Jan2584.91139.7
Feb2794.01039.2
Mar36184.21026.7
Apr50304.696.2
May63434.690.2
Jun71525.390.0
Jul75564.690.0
Aug74554.780.0
Sep67484.980.0
Oct54376.1111.4
Nov41265.01015.5
Dec30165.31235.1
Year513358.2115164.0

Averages for 1991–2020 at Boonville 4 SSW, NY (1,550 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.

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Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Boonville

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 109 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Boonville: 87 thunderstorm wind reports, 14 flash floods and 8 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $2.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 67 mph, on June 8, 2011. July has had the most flash floods, 8 of 14. Of the 798 New York cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 212 have had fewer than Boonville.

  • May 22, 2014: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Boonville — $1.5 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

Oneida County, which includes Boonville, has been named in 28 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1972, 17 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 severe storms, 5 floods, 5 snowstorms, 3 hurricanes). The latest major disaster declaration was Remnants of Tropical Storm Fred, on October 8, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Oneida County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and inland flooding; Relatively Low for hurricanes, hail and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $54.8 million a year, the 18th highest of 62 New York counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $39.1 million (71%), 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).

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