NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Fort Plain, 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
9 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Fort Plain, New York since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Isaias in 2020. Since 1950, 30 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 9
- Tornadoes
- 30
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Fort Plain
None of the 9 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Fort Plain; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1878, a tropical storm with 71 mph winds when its centre passed 48 miles away. The record near Fort Plain begins with an unnamed storm in 1866; the most recent system was Isaias in 2020, a tropical storm 40 miles away. The 1870s and the 1970s were the busiest decades, with 2 systems each. Of the 9 systems, one has come since 2000. Of the 809 New York cities on this site, 69% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Fort Plain. The strongest of the 30 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on July 10, 1989; its path came within 10 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on June 18, 1970, killed 1 person. Of the 30, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 15 have come since 2000. May and June have had the most tornadoes, 8 each. The most recent tornado was on June 22, 2024. Fort Plain has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 53% of the 809 New York cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 32 times since 1991, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 809 New York cities, 64% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Fort Plain.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Fort Plain
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 23 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 3 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormNov 1 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 23 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1876 | Unnamed 1876 stormSep 18 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormOct 30 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Fort Plain: 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 Plain
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s8(1 EF3+)
- 2000s5
- 1990s9
- 1980s2(1 EF3+)
- 1970s3
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 1989 | F4 | 10 mi | 42 mi | 0 / 20 |
| May 22, 2014 | EF3 | 25 mi | 6.79 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 29, 2013 | EF2 | 23 mi | 12.8 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 16, 1976 | F2 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 18, 1970 | F1 | 24 mi | 2.3 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Jun 22, 2024 | EF1 | 25 mi | 1.96 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 4, 2011 | EF1 | 24 mi | 6.97 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 3, 2010 | EF1 | 17 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 3, 2010 | EF1 | 16 mi | 0.21 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 2002 | F1 | 15 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 26, 1998 | F1 | 19 mi | 5.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 5, 1992 | F1 | 19 mi | 1.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 30, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Fort Plain
The Storm Prediction Center has 32 hail reports within 10 miles of Fort Plain since 1991, made on 23 separate days. Of these, 23 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on June 19, 2007. The most recent report is from August 14, 2024. June has the most reports, 11.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Fort Plain
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Cooperstown, NY, 21 miles southwest of Fort Plain at 1,257 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 73°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 23°F and 14°F. October is the wettest at 5.0 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 3.1 inches; the year adds up to 47.6 inches over 101 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 3 days a year, almost all from July. Lows fall below freezing on about 155 nights a year. Snowfall averages 85.5 inches a year, most of it in January. That 47.6 inches is more than at 106 of the 137 New York stations used on this site (77%). Canajoharie, 6 miles southeast, has its own station (Cobleskill 2 ESE, NY): 41.0 inches a year, 6.6 less than here, and a July average high of 80°F against 73°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23 | 14 | 3.1 | 8 | 21.7 |
| Feb | 26 | 14 | 3.1 | 7 | 18.8 |
| Mar | 35 | 22 | 3.6 | 8 | 17.6 |
| Apr | 48 | 34 | 4.2 | 9 | 2.8 |
| May | 60 | 45 | 3.7 | 9 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 68 | 54 | 4.7 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 73 | 59 | 4.6 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 71 | 57 | 4.6 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 64 | 50 | 4.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 52 | 39 | 5.0 | 9 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 39 | 30 | 3.2 | 8 | 5.9 |
| Dec | 29 | 21 | 3.6 | 9 | 18.2 |
| Year | 49 | 37 | 47.6 | 101 | 85.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Cooperstown, NY (1,257 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 Plain
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 171 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Fort Plain: 121 thunderstorm wind reports, 24 flash floods, 24 floods and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $1.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on July 3, 2014. Of the 798 New York cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 384 have had fewer than Fort Plain.
June 28, 2013: flash flood in Fort Plain — 1 killed.
NWS: “Flash flooding occurred throughout Fort Plain due to heavy rainfall. Fifty to one hundred people were trapped in homes and water rescues needed to take place.”
September 7, 1998: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Fort Plain — $300,000 damage.
May 18, 2000: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Fort Plain — $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 Plain's ZIP code 13339 have filed 111 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $3.6 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1981: 11 claims (10% of all) and $107,000. The year with the most claims was 2013, with 54. 16% 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, 395 have fewer than Fort Plain.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1981 | 11 | $107,000 |
Montgomery County, which includes Fort Plain, has been named in 26 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1987, 17 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 severe storms, 4 hurricanes, 3 floods, 3 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 20, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Montgomery County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for inland flooding; Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $19.9 million a year, the 46th highest of 62 New York counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $16.3 million (82%), 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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