NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Gansevoort, 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
14 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Gansevoort, New York since 1851, 1 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Isaias in 2020. Since 1950, 29 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 1
- Tropical storms
- 13
- Tornadoes
- 29
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Gansevoort
The strongest storm to pass near Gansevoort was an unnamed storm in 1938, a Category 1 hurricane with 74 mph winds when its centre passed 31 miles away. The record near Gansevoort begins with an unnamed storm in 1866; the most recent system was Isaias in 2020, a tropical storm 3 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 3 systems. Of the 14 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Of the 809 New York cities on this site, 49% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Gansevoort. The highest rating among the 29 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on May 31, 1998, came within 18 miles. Of the 29, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 11 have come since 2000. August has had the most tornadoes, 10. The most recent tornado was on July 16, 2024. Gansevoort has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 50% of the 809 New York cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 78 times since 1973, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Gansevoort has more hail reports within 10 miles than 86% of the 809 New York cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Gansevoort
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | IreneAug 28 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1971 | DoriaAug 28 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1968 | Unnamed 1968 stormSep 11 | 57 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 | 31 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 3 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormOct 1 | 58 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 (62 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 24 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 24 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormOct 30 | 14 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 Gansevoort: 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 Gansevoort
By decade
- 2020s7
- 2010s3
- 2000s1
- 1990s6(1 EF3+)
- 1980s4
- 1970s7(1 EF3+)
- 1960s1(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1998 | F3 | 18 mi | 30.5 mi | 0 / 68 |
| Jun 16, 1974 | F3 | 20 mi | 49.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 24, 1960 | F3 | 18 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 9 |
| Jun 11, 1976 | F2 | 9 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 28, 1973 | F2 | 20 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 16, 2024 | EF1 | 12 mi | 8.36 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 29, 2020 | EF1 | 19 mi | 2.17 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 29, 2020 | EF1 | 16 mi | 0.26 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Aug 10, 2020 | EF1 | 15 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 29, 2020 | EF1 | 7 mi | 8.58 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 15, 2020 | EF1 | 2 mi | 1.78 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 21, 2019 | EF1 | 7 mi | 0.38 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 29, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Gansevoort
The Storm Prediction Center has 78 hail reports within 10 miles of Gansevoort since 1973, made on 46 separate days. Of these, 46 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on June 1, 2011. The most recent report is from July 10, 2025. June has the most reports, 29.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Gansevoort
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Glens Falls Farm, NY, 10 miles north of Gansevoort 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 14 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (6); 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%). Schuylerville, 8 miles southeast, has its own station (Saratoga Springs 4 SW, NY): 46.4 inches a year, 0.2 less than here, and the same July average high, 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 Gansevoort
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 357 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Gansevoort: 283 thunderstorm wind reports, 37 floods, 31 flash floods, 5 lightning strikes and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $1.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on June 29, 2003. 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 Gansevoort.
July 12, 2022: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Gansevoort — 1 injured.
NWS: “A microburst affected Galusha Island and nearby Fort Miller. S.”
July 15, 1997: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Gansevoort — $120,000 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
Saratoga County, which includes Gansevoort, 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).
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Cities near Gansevoort
- Fort Edward, NY8 mi
- Schuylerville, NY8 mi
- Saratoga Springs, NY8 mi
- South Glens Falls, NY8 mi
- Greenfield Center, NY9 mi
- Corinth, NY10 mi
- Glens Falls, NY10 mi
- Queensbury, NY11 mi
- Greenwich, NY11 mi
- Hudson Falls, NY11 mi
- Argyle, NY12 mi
- Lake Luzerne, NY13 mi
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