Skip to content
Storms That Hit

NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database

Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Gloversville, 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

12 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Gloversville, New York since 1851, 1 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
1

within 75 mi, since 1851

Tropical storms
11

below hurricane strength

Tornadoes
30

within 25 mi, since 1950

EF3 or stronger
2

no recorded deaths

What the records show for Gloversville

The strongest storm to pass near Gloversville was an unnamed storm in 1938, a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds when its centre passed 64 miles away. The record near Gloversville begins with an unnamed storm in 1866; the most recent system was Isaias in 2020, a tropical storm 29 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 3 systems. Of the 12 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Of the 809 New York cities on this site, 49% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Gloversville. The strongest of the 30 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on July 10, 1989; its path came within 19 miles. Of the 30, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 17 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 9. The most recent tornado was on July 24, 2024. Gloversville has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 53% of the 809 New York cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 65 times since 1970, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Gloversville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 75% of the 809 New York cities.

Compare Gloversville's storm record with another city →

ShareXFacebookWhatsAppEmail

Tropical storms and hurricanes near Gloversville

Tropical systems that passed within 75 miles of Gloversville, New York, newest first
YearStormClosestStrength when closestPeak
2020IsaiasAug 429 miTropical storm (56 mph)Category 1
2011IreneAug 2873 miTropical storm (58 mph)Category 3
1979DavidSep 611 miTropical storm (46 mph)Category 5
1972AgnesJun 2375 miTropical storm (52 mph)Category 1
1949Unnamed 1949 stormAug 2930 miTropical storm (54 mph)Category 4
1938Unnamed 1938 stormSep 2164 miCategory 1 (75 mph)Category 5
1929Unnamed 1929 stormOct 33 miTropical storm (58 mph)Category 4
1899Unnamed 1899 stormNov 158 miTropical storm (52 mph)Category 2
1893Unnamed 1893 stormAug 2974 miTropical storm (62 mph)Category 3
1893Unnamed 1893 stormAug 2466 miTropical storm (70 mph)Category 3
1878Unnamed 1878 stormOct 2344 miTropical storm (70 mph)Category 2
1866Unnamed 1866 stormOct 3044 miTropical storm (52 mph)Tropical storm

Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Gloversville: 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 Gloversville

By decade

  • 2020s4
  • 2010s9(1 EF3+)
  • 2000s4
  • 1990s6
  • 1980s3(1 EF3+)
  • 1970s3
  • 1950s1
Strongest tornadoes near Gloversville, New York
DateRatingDistancePathKilled / injured
Jul 10, 1989F419 mi42 mi0 / 20
May 22, 2014EF319 mi6.79 mi0 / 0
May 29, 2013EF217 mi12.8 mi0 / 1
Jul 16, 2024EF119 mi8.36 mi0 / 0
Jul 16, 2024EF120 mi1.53 mi0 / 0
Jun 30, 2017EF110 mi0.25 mi0 / 0
Sep 4, 2011EF115 mi6.97 mi0 / 0
Aug 3, 2010EF110 mi0.2 mi0 / 0
Aug 3, 2010EF110 mi0.21 mi0 / 0
May 31, 2002F14 mi0.1 mi0 / 0
Jun 24, 1992F113 mi2.5 mi0 / 0
May 1, 1991F14 mi0.5 mi0 / 0

The strongest 12 of 30, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in Gloversville

The Storm Prediction Center has 65 hail reports within 10 miles of Gloversville since 1970, made on 38 separate days. Of these, 37 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on May 22, 2014. The most recent report is from September 15, 2021. May and June have the most reports, 20 each.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.

Radar-estimated hail days in Gloversville since 2019 →

Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Gloversville

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 249 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Gloversville: 207 thunderstorm wind reports, 27 floods, 10 flash floods, 3 lightning strikes and 2 heavy rain events. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $2.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on August 3, 2004. August has had the most flash floods, 5 of 10. Of the 798 New York cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 145 have had fewer than Gloversville.

  • May 29, 1998: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Gloversville — 2 injured, $30,000 damage.

  • September 7, 1998: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Gloversville — $1.0 million damage.

  • September 7, 1998: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Gloversville — $250,000 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 Gloversville's ZIP code 12078 have filed 47 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $420,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2006, with 16. 6% 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, 268 have fewer than Gloversville.

Fulton County, which includes Gloversville, has been named in 18 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1993, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 severe storms, 3 hurricanes, 3 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 20, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Fulton County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for hail and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $16.5 million a year, the 53rd highest of 62 New York counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $12.0 million (73%), 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 Gloversville

All New York cities →All hurricanes since 1851 →Compare Gloversville with another place →

ShareXFacebookWhatsAppEmail