NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hancock, 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 Hancock, New York since 1851, 1 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Isaias in 2020. Since 1950, 24 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 1
- Tropical storms
- 13
- Tornadoes
- 24
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Hancock
The strongest storm to pass near Hancock was an unnamed storm in 1878, a Category 1 hurricane with 78 mph winds when its centre passed 21 miles away. The record near Hancock begins with an unnamed storm in 1866; the most recent system was Isaias in 2020, a tropical storm 41 miles away. Of the 14 systems, one has come since 2000. Of the 809 New York cities on this site, 49% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Hancock. The strongest of the 24 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on May 31, 1998; its path came within 6 miles. Of the 24, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 19 have come since 2000. May and July have had the most tornadoes, 5 each. The most recent tornado was on September 25, 2025. Of the 809 New York cities, 64% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Hancock. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 19 times since 2002, with stones up to 1.5 inches (ping pong ball size). Of the 809 New York cities, 83% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Hancock.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Hancock
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 23 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1952 | AbleSep 1 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormAug 24 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 3 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 17 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormNov 1 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 29 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 22 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 23 | 21 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1876 | Unnamed 1876 stormSep 18 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormOct 30 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Hancock: 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 Hancock
By decade
- 2020s8
- 2010s7
- 2000s4
- 1990s5(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1998 | F3 | 6 mi | 62 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | EF2 | 19 mi | 9.95 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 23, 2010 | EF2 | 22 mi | 25.72 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 18, 1991 | F2 | 17 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 27, 2024 | EF1 | 21 mi | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 7, 2023 | EF1 | 11 mi | 1.96 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 7, 2023 | EF1 | 11 mi | 1.41 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 25, 2022 | EF1 | 13 mi | 2.29 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 2, 2014 | EF1 | 11 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 23, 2010 | EF1 | 24 mi | 1.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 23, 2010 | EF1 | 21 mi | 6.77 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 24, 2004 | F1 | 10 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 24, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Hancock
The Storm Prediction Center has 19 hail reports within 10 miles of Hancock since 2002, made on 13 separate days. Of these, 7 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.5 inches (ping pong ball size), fell on February 25, 2017. The most recent report is from June 28, 2020. June has the most reports, 10.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Hancock
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Deposit, NY, 9 miles northwest of Hancock at 1,000 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 33°F and 16°F. September is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.5 inches; the year adds up to 46.0 inches over 92 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 55% of the year's precipitation (25.1 of 46.0 inches); the other six months are drier. August has brought the most of the 14 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (5); a normal August there has highs of 80°F and 4.2 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 7 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 151 nights a year. That 46.0 inches is more than at 89 of the 137 New York stations used on this site (65%). Walton, 15 miles northeast, has its own station (Walton 2, NY): 49.3 inches a year, 3.3 more than here, and a July average high of 79°F against 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 16 | 3.1 | 8 |
| Feb | 36 | 17 | 2.5 | 6 |
| Mar | 45 | 25 | 3.6 | 8 |
| Apr | 59 | 35 | 4.0 | 8 |
| May | 71 | 45 | 4.4 | 9 |
| Jun | 78 | 55 | 4.2 | 8 |
| Jul | 82 | 59 | 4.5 | 8 |
| Aug | 80 | 58 | 4.2 | 8 |
| Sep | 73 | 51 | 4.7 | 8 |
| Oct | 62 | 40 | 4.3 | 7 |
| Nov | 48 | 31 | 3.2 | 7 |
| Dec | 37 | 23 | 3.3 | 7 |
| Year | 59 | 38 | 46.0 | 92 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Deposit, NY (1,000 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 Hancock
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 99 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Hancock: 67 thunderstorm wind reports, 27 flash floods and 5 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $8.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on April 19, 2013. Of the 798 New York cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 429 have had fewer than Hancock.
October 1, 2010: flash flood 2 miles from the centre of Hancock — $2.1 million damage.
NWS: “16 inches in Walton. Flash flooding occurred throughout much of the county.”
September 7, 2011: flood 5 miles from the centre of Hancock — $2.0 million damage.
NWS: “Moderate flooding occurred on the West Branch Delaware River near Hale Eddy, NY. 71 feet on September 8, 2011 at 10:45 AM.”
September 7, 2011: flood 9 miles from the centre of Hancock — $2.0 million damage.
NWS: “Moderate flooding occurred along the East Branch Delaware River near Harvard, NY. 71 feet on September 7, 2011 at 9:45 AM.”
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 Hancock's ZIP code 13783 have filed 51 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $827,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Torrential rain in 2005: 10 claims (20% of all) and $113,000. The year with the most claims was 2006, with 15. 49% 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, 287 have fewer than Hancock.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Torrential rain2005 | 10 | $113,000 |
Delaware County, which includes Hancock, has been named in 39 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 27 of them major disasters (by incident: 15 severe storms, 7 floods, 5 hurricanes, 5 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Remnants of Tropical Storm Debby, on September 24, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Delaware County a Relatively Moderate 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 $35.5 million a year, the 24th highest of 62 New York counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $30.9 million (87%), 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 Hancock
- Deposit, NY10 mi
- Susquehanna, PA15 mi
- Walton, NY15 mi
- Roscoe, NY18 mi
- Windsor, NY19 mi
- Afton, NY21 mi
- Clifford Township, PA23 mi
- Sidney, NY23 mi
- Bainbridge, NY23 mi
- Harpursville, NY24 mi
- New Milford, PA24 mi
- Unadilla, NY25 mi
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