NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Brushton, 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
4 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Brushton, New York since 1851, 1 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Hugo in 1989. Since 1950, 4 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 1
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 4
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Brushton
The strongest storm to pass near Brushton was an unnamed storm in 1900, a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds when its centre passed 25 miles away. The record near Brushton begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was Hugo in 1989, a tropical storm 58 miles away. None of the 4 systems has come since 2000. Of the 809 New York cities on this site, 49% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Brushton. The strongest of the 4 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on September 19, 1954; its path came within 13 miles. The most recent tornado was on June 1, 2004. Of the 809 New York cities, 98% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Brushton. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 13 times since 1989, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 809 New York cities, 90% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Brushton.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Brushton
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | HugoSep 23 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1938 | Unnamed 1938 stormSep 22 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 3 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 12 | 25 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Brushton: 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 Brushton
By decade
- 2000s1
- 1980s2
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 1954 | F2 | 13 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 26, 1986 | F1 | 22 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 1985 | F1 | 21 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 1, 2004 | F0 | 13 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 4 of 4, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Brushton
The Storm Prediction Center has 13 hail reports within 10 miles of Brushton since 1989, made on 7 separate days. Of these, 10 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on September 11, 2013. The most recent report is from July 3, 2025. June has the most reports, 6.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Brushton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Lawrenceville 3 SW, NY, 9 miles southwest of Brushton at 466 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 27°F and 8°F. September and October are the wettest at 4.2 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.1 inches; the year adds up to 39.5 inches over 94 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 4 days a year, almost all from June to July. Lows fall below freezing on about 158 nights a year. Snowfall averages 75.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 39.5 inches is more than at 38 of the 137 New York stations used on this site (28%). North Bangor, 5 miles east, has its own station (Malone, NY): 39.9 inches a year, 0.4 more than here, and a July average high of 77°F against 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | 8 | 2.5 | 7 | 16.9 |
| Feb | 30 | 10 | 2.1 | 6 | 15.6 |
| Mar | 40 | 20 | 2.4 | 7 | 15.7 |
| Apr | 55 | 33 | 3.2 | 9 | 4.9 |
| May | 69 | 44 | 3.6 | 8 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 76 | 55 | 3.9 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 80 | 59 | 3.6 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 79 | 57 | 3.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 72 | 49 | 4.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 58 | 39 | 4.2 | 8 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 45 | 29 | 3.1 | 9 | 5.7 |
| Dec | 33 | 17 | 3.2 | 8 | 15.8 |
| Year | 55 | 35 | 39.5 | 94 | 75.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Lawrenceville 3 SW, NY (466 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 Brushton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 38 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Brushton: 36 thunderstorm wind reports, 1 flash flood and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $793,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on July 21, 2010.
July 21, 2010: thunderstorm wind in Brushton — $250,000 damage.
NWS: “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.”
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
Franklin County, which includes Brushton, has been named in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1993, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 severe storms, 3 floods, 3 hurricanes, 3 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Remnants of Tropical Storm Debby, on September 24, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Franklin County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for lightning; Relatively Low for inland flooding and strong wind; Very Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $14.3 million a year, the 55th highest of 62 New York counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $10.7 million (75%), 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 Brushton
- North Bangor, NY5 mi
- Malone, NY12 mi
- Brasher Falls, NY12 mi
- Constable, NY12 mi
- Hogansburg, NY13 mi
- Massena, NY19 mi
- Norfolk, NY22 mi
- Chateaugay, NY23 mi
- Norwood, NY24 mi
- Potsdam, NY26 mi
- Canton, NY35 mi
- Saranac, NY37 mi
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