NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Dryden, 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
10 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Dryden, New York since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Frances in 2004. Since 1950, 20 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 10
- Tornadoes
- 20
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Dryden
None of the 10 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Dryden; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1893, a tropical storm with 69 mph winds when its centre passed 68 miles away. The record near Dryden begins with an unnamed storm in 1876; the most recent system was Frances in 2004, a tropical storm 67 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 2 systems. Of the 10 systems, one has come since 2000. Of the 809 New York cities on this site, 62% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Dryden. The highest rating among the 20 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1 or EF1, reached 12 times; the most recent, on August 7, 2023, came within 2 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on August 28, 1988, killed 1 person. Of the 20, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 9 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 7. The most recent tornado was on July 15, 2024. Of the 809 New York cities, 76% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Dryden. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 43 times since 1994, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Dryden has more hail reports within 10 miles than 53% of the 809 New York cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Dryden
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | FrancesSep 9 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 23 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormAug 24 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 3 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 17 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 14 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormOct 14 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1876 | Unnamed 1876 stormSep 18 | 28 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 Dryden: 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 Dryden
By decade
- 2020s4
- 2010s1
- 2000s4
- 1990s5
- 1980s1
- 1970s1
- 1960s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 1988 | F1 | 18 mi | 13 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Aug 7, 2023 | EF1 | 2 mi | 9.71 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 21, 2021 | EF1 | 1 mi | 2.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF1 | 13 mi | 2.06 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 21, 2007 | EF1 | 24 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 2002 | F1 | 24 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Jun 2, 1998 | F1 | 23 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 2, 1998 | F1 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 31, 1992 | F1 | 25 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 18, 1977 | F1 | 1 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 20, 1969 | F1 | 14 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 1964 | F1 | 17 mi | 6.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 20, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Dryden
The Storm Prediction Center has 43 hail reports within 10 miles of Dryden since 1994, made on 26 separate days. Of these, 14 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on June 21, 2007. The most recent report is from June 22, 2024. July has the most reports, 19.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Dryden
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Ithaca 13 E, NY, 3 miles southeast of Dryden at 1,228 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 79°F and low of 56°F; January is the coolest, at 30°F and 13°F. June is the wettest at 4.2 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 2.7 inches; the year adds up to 41.6 inches over 92 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 54% of the year's precipitation (22.3 of 41.6 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 10 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (4); a normal September there has highs of 70°F and 3.5 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 2 days a year, almost all from July. Lows fall below freezing on about 155 nights a year. That 41.6 inches is more than at 54 of the 137 New York stations used on this site (39%). Freeville, 4 miles west, has its own station (Freeville 1 NE, NY): 39.5 inches a year, 2.1 less than here, and the same July average high, 79°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30 | 13 | 2.7 | 7 |
| Feb | 33 | 14 | 2.7 | 7 |
| Mar | 41 | 22 | 3.3 | 7 |
| Apr | 54 | 33 | 3.8 | 8 |
| May | 67 | 43 | 3.6 | 8 |
| Jun | 75 | 52 | 4.2 | 8 |
| Jul | 79 | 56 | 3.7 | 8 |
| Aug | 77 | 54 | 4.0 | 7 |
| Sep | 70 | 48 | 3.5 | 6 |
| Oct | 58 | 38 | 3.6 | 9 |
| Nov | 46 | 29 | 3.3 | 7 |
| Dec | 35 | 21 | 3.2 | 9 |
| Year | 55 | 35 | 41.6 | 92 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Ithaca 13 E, NY (1,228 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 Dryden
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 191 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Dryden: 160 thunderstorm wind reports, 23 flash floods, 7 floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $3.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on June 22, 2024. July has had the most flash floods, 8 of 23. Of the 798 New York cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 370 have had fewer than Dryden.
June 27, 2007: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Dryden — 4 injured, $5,000 damage.
June 22, 2024: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Dryden — 1 injured, $59,000 damage.
NWS: “A strong microburst with estimated wind speeds of 60-85 mph winds, and an estimated peak wind of 95 mph, occurred from the Tompkins and Cortland County border, near Sweetland Road and Nye Road, and ended north of Marathon on the evening of June 22nd.”
July 14, 2017: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Dryden — $450,000 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 Dryden's ZIP code 13053 have filed 24 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $142,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 38% 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, 143 have fewer than Dryden.
Tompkins County, which includes Dryden, has been named in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1970, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 5 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 hurricanes). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 20, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Tompkins County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $34.8 million a year, the 25th highest of 62 New York counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $29.9 million (86%), 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 Dryden
- Freeville, NY4 mi
- Cortland, NY9 mi
- Brooktondale, NY9 mi
- Groton, NY10 mi
- Marathon, NY11 mi
- Ithaca, NY11 mi
- Mc Graw, NY13 mi
- Locke, NY13 mi
- Homer, NY14 mi
- Lansing, NY14 mi
- Lisle, NY17 mi
- Cincinnatus, NY18 mi
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