NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Clifton Park, 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
17 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Clifton Park, New York since 1851, 1 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Isaias in 2020. Since 1950, 36 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 1
- Tropical storms
- 16
- Tornadoes
- 36
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Clifton Park
The strongest storm to pass near Clifton Park was an unnamed storm in 1938, a Category 1 hurricane with 81 mph winds when its centre passed 37 miles away. The record near Clifton Park begins with an unnamed storm in 1863; the most recent system was Isaias in 2020, a tropical storm 3 miles away. The 1890s and the 1970s were the busiest decades, with 3 systems each. Of the 17 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Of the 809 New York cities on this site, 49% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Clifton Park. The highest rating among the 36 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 4 times; the most recent, on May 22, 2014, came within 20 miles. Of the 36, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 13 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 11. The most recent tornado was on July 24, 2024. Clifton Park has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 75% of the 809 New York cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 200 times since 1958, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Clifton Park has more hail reports within 10 miles than 99% of the 809 New York cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Clifton Park
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | IreneAug 28 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1976 | BelleAug 10 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1971 | DoriaAug 28 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1968 | Unnamed 1968 stormSep 11 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1952 | AbleSep 1 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | overhead | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1938 | Unnamed 1938 stormSep 21 | 37 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 3 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormOct 1 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormNov 1 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 29 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 24 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 24 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormOct 30 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 19 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Clifton Park: 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 Clifton Park
By decade
- 2020s4
- 2010s7(1 EF3+)
- 2000s2
- 1990s11(1 EF3+)
- 1980s5
- 1970s6(1 EF3+)
- 1960s1(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2014 | EF3 | 20 mi | 6.79 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 1998 | F3 | 5 mi | 30.5 mi | 0 / 68 |
| Jun 16, 1974 | F3 | 5 mi | 49.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 24, 1960 | F3 | 1 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 9 |
| May 29, 2013 | EF2 | 10 mi | 12.8 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 31, 1998 | F2 | 20 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 28, 1973 | F2 | 12 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Aug 29, 2020 | EF1 | 11 mi | 2.17 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 29, 2020 | EF1 | 7 mi | 0.26 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 15, 2020 | EF1 | 23 mi | 1.78 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 21, 2019 | EF1 | 16 mi | 0.38 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | EF1 | 22 mi | 0.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 36, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Clifton Park
The Storm Prediction Center has 200 hail reports within 10 miles of Clifton Park since 1958, made on 100 separate days. Of these, 116 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on June 22, 2008. The most recent report is from May 17, 2025. June has the most reports, 61.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Clifton Park
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Albany Airport, NY, 8 miles south of Clifton Park at 312 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 33°F and 16°F. July is the wettest at 4.6 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.3 inches; the year adds up to 40.9 inches over 81 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 56% of the year's precipitation (23.1 of 40.9 inches); the other six months are drier. August has brought the most of the 17 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (7); a normal August there has highs of 82°F and 3.8 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 10 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 136 nights a year. Snowfall averages 59.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 40.9 inches is more than at 49 of the 137 New York stations used on this site (36%). Waterford, 6 miles southeast, has its own station (Troy L&D, NY): 42.0 inches a year, 1.1 more than here, and a July average high of 86°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 16 | 2.6 | 6 | 15.6 |
| Feb | 36 | 18 | 2.3 | 5 | 13.7 |
| Mar | 45 | 26 | 3.1 | 7 | 12.0 |
| Apr | 59 | 37 | 3.1 | 7 | 1.6 |
| May | 71 | 48 | 3.4 | 8 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 79 | 57 | 4.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 62 | 4.6 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 61 | 3.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 74 | 53 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 62 | 41 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 49 | 32 | 3.0 | 6 | 2.6 |
| Dec | 38 | 23 | 3.3 | 7 | 13.3 |
| Year | 59 | 39 | 40.9 | 81 | 59.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Albany Airport, NY (312 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 Clifton Park
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 637 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Clifton Park: 486 thunderstorm wind reports, 71 flash floods, 57 floods, 12 heavy rain events and 11 lightning strikes. They killed 2 people and injured 6, and the NWS estimated $5.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 115 mph, on June 2, 2000. July has had the most flash floods, 25 of 71. Of the 798 New York cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 594 have had fewer than Clifton Park.
June 27, 2007: lightning strike 6 miles from the centre of Clifton Park — 1 killed.
October 7, 2020: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Clifton Park — 1 killed.
NWS: “A pine tree fell onto a car and resulted in a fatality.”
September 21, 1998: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Clifton Park — 2 injured, $20,000 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Clifton Park's ZIP code 12065 have filed 36 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $479,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 36% 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, 229 have fewer than Clifton Park.
Saratoga County, which includes Clifton Park, has been named in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1987, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 severe storms, 5 snowstorms, 4 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 20, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Saratoga County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for hurricanes, hail and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $53.0 million a year, the 19th highest of 62 New York counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $38.3 million (72%), 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.