NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Fort Edward, 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
15 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Fort Edward, New York since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Isaias in 2020. Since 1950, 28 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 15
- Tornadoes
- 28
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Fort Edward
None of the 15 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Fort Edward; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1938, a tropical storm with 71 mph winds when its centre passed 25 miles away. The record near Fort Edward begins with an unnamed storm in 1866; the most recent system was Isaias in 2020, a tropical storm directly overhead. The 1890s and the 1970s were the busiest decades, with 3 systems each. Of the 15 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Of the 809 New York cities on this site, 50% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Fort Edward. The highest rating among the 28 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 31, 1998, came within 23 miles. Of the 28, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 10 have come since 2000. August has had the most tornadoes, 8. The most recent tornado was on July 16, 2024. Of the 809 New York cities, 50% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Fort Edward. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 47 times since 1973, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Fort Edward has more hail reports within 10 miles than 58% of the 809 New York cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Fort Edward
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | overhead | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | IreneAug 28 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1976 | BelleAug 10 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1971 | DoriaAug 28 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1968 | Unnamed 1968 stormSep 11 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1938 | Unnamed 1938 stormSep 21 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 3 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormOct 1 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormNov 1 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 29 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 24 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 24 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormOct 30 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Fort Edward: 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 Fort Edward
By decade
- 2020s8
- 2010s1
- 2000s1
- 1990s6(1 EF3+)
- 1980s4
- 1970s6
- 1960s2(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1998 | F3 | 23 mi | 30.5 mi | 0 / 68 |
| Jun 24, 1960 | F3 | 24 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 9 |
| Jun 11, 1976 | F2 | 6 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 28, 1973 | F2 | 24 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 29, 1969 | F2 | 25 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 16, 2024 | EF1 | 16 mi | 8.36 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 29, 2020 | EF1 | 23 mi | 2.17 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 29, 2020 | EF1 | 22 mi | 0.26 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Aug 10, 2020 | EF1 | 8 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 29, 2020 | EF1 | 5 mi | 8.58 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 15, 2020 | EF1 | 8 mi | 1.78 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 21, 2019 | EF1 | 14 mi | 0.38 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 28, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Fort Edward
The Storm Prediction Center has 47 hail reports within 10 miles of Fort Edward since 1973, made on 34 separate days. Of these, 32 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on June 9, 2011. The most recent report is from May 17, 2025. June has the most reports, 13.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Fort Edward
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Glens Falls Farm, NY, 7 miles northwest of Fort Edward at 504 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 57°F; January is the coolest, at 31°F and 6°F. July is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 3.0 inches; the year adds up to 46.6 inches over 84 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 54% of the year's precipitation (25.0 of 46.6 inches); the other six months are drier. August has brought the most of the 15 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (7); a normal August there has highs of 82°F and 3.7 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 158 nights a year. That 46.6 inches is more than at 95 of the 137 New York stations used on this site (69%). Hudson Falls, 4 miles north, has its own station (Glens Falls Airport, NY): 38.4 inches a year, 8.2 less than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | 6 | 3.3 | 7 |
| Feb | 34 | 7 | 3.0 | 5 |
| Mar | 44 | 18 | 3.5 | 6 |
| Apr | 58 | 30 | 4.0 | 7 |
| May | 71 | 42 | 3.6 | 8 |
| Jun | 79 | 52 | 4.5 | 8 |
| Jul | 84 | 57 | 4.7 | 7 |
| Aug | 82 | 54 | 3.7 | 7 |
| Sep | 74 | 46 | 4.1 | 7 |
| Oct | 61 | 35 | 4.1 | 7 |
| Nov | 48 | 24 | 3.9 | 6 |
| Dec | 37 | 14 | 4.2 | 8 |
| Year | 58 | 32 | 46.6 | 84 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Glens Falls Farm, NY (504 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 Fort Edward
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 374 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Fort Edward: 301 thunderstorm wind reports, 37 floods, 31 flash floods and 5 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $1.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on May 18, 2017. July has had the most flash floods, 26 of 31. Of the 798 New York cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 461 have had fewer than Fort Edward.
July 30, 2019: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Fort Edward — 1 injured.
July 12, 2022: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Fort Edward — 1 injured.
September 27, 2007: lightning strike 3 miles from the centre of Fort Edward — $200,000 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 Fort Edward's ZIP code 12828 have filed 12 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $230,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2011, with 10. Of the 549 New York cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 31 have fewer than Fort Edward.
Washington County, which includes Fort Edward, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1976, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 hurricanes, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 20, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Washington County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for lightning; Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $19.4 million a year, the 47th highest of 62 New York counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $13.7 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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