NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Katonah, 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
44 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Katonah, New York since 1851, 7 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ida in 2021. Since 1950, 37 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 7
- Tropical storms
- 37
- Tornadoes
- 37
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Katonah
The strongest storm to pass near Katonah was an unnamed storm in 1938, a Category 3 hurricane with 115 mph winds when its centre passed 41 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1893, whose centre crossed the city. The record near Katonah begins with an unnamed storm in 1861; the most recent system was Ida in 2021, a tropical storm 59 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 5 systems, 2 of them at hurricane strength. Of the 44 systems, 6 have come since 2000. Katonah has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 70% of the 809 New York cities on this site. The highest rating among the 37 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2 or EF2, reached 7 times; the most recent, on May 15, 2018, came within 15 miles. The deadliest, an EF0 on May 15, 2018, killed 1 person. Of the 37, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 17 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 10. The most recent tornado was on August 12, 2023. Katonah has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 77% of the 809 New York cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 40 times since 1961, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 809 New York cities, 50% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Katonah.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Katonah
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | IdaSep 2 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2021 | ElsaJul 9 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2013 | AndreaJun 8 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2011 | IreneAug 28 | overhead | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2008 | HannaSep 7 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1999 | FloydSep 17 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1996 | BerthaJul 13 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | GloriaSep 27 | 32 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1985 | HenriSep 24 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1976 | BelleAug 10 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 22 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1971 | DoriaAug 28 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1968 | Unnamed 1968 stormSep 11 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | Unnamed 1961 stormSep 15 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1960 | DonnaSep 12 | 55 mi | Category 2 (97 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | BrendaJul 30 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1955 | DianeAug 19 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1952 | AbleSep 1 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1938 | Unnamed 1938 stormSep 21 | 41 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormSep 9 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 19 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 30 | overhead | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormMay 17 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 4 | overhead | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1904 | Unnamed 1904 stormSep 15 | 72 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 16 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormOct 14 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormNov 1 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 24 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 10 | 55 mi | Category 1 (83 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 29 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 24 | overhead | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 12 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 22 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 24 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 23 | 71 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 5 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormSep 30 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1872 | Unnamed 1872 stormOct 26 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormOct 30 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 19 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormNov 3 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormSep 28 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Katonah: 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 Katonah
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s7
- 2000s8
- 1990s8
- 1980s3
- 1970s6
- 1960s1
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2018 | EF2 | 15 mi | 1.18 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 12, 2006 | F2 | 11 mi | 10.1 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Jul 10, 1989 | F2 | 11 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jul 29, 1971 | F2 | 9 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 29, 1971 | F2 | 23 mi | 6.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 19, 1971 | F2 | 18 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 14, 1950 | F2 | 10 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Oct 2, 2018 | EF1 | 13 mi | 3.76 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 2, 2018 | EF1 | 7 mi | 4.28 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 2, 2018 | EF1 | 17 mi | 2.12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 15, 2018 | EF1 | 15 mi | 2.92 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 16, 2007 | EF1 | 20 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 37, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Katonah
The Storm Prediction Center has 40 hail reports within 10 miles of Katonah since 1961, made on 29 separate days. Of these, 14 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 3 days, most recently July 3, 2014. The most recent report is from May 23, 2024. July has the most reports, 13.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Katonah
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Yorktown Hts 1W, NY, 6 miles west of Katonah at 670 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 36°F and 17°F. June is the wettest at 5.0 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 3.1 inches; the year adds up to 50.3 inches over 83 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 54% of the year's precipitation (27.2 of 50.3 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 44 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (19); a normal September there has highs of 74°F and 4.8 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 116 nights a year. Snowfall averages 39.5 inches a year, most of it in February. That 50.3 inches is more than at 124 of the 137 New York stations used on this site (91%). Bedford, 6 miles southeast, has its own station (Stamford 5 N, CT): 51.5 inches a year, 1.2 more than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 17 | 3.7 | 7 | 8.8 |
| Feb | 39 | 18 | 3.1 | 6 | 12.6 |
| Mar | 47 | 25 | 4.1 | 7 | 8.2 |
| Apr | 60 | 36 | 3.9 | 7 | 1.8 |
| May | 70 | 46 | 3.9 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 78 | 55 | 5.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 83 | 61 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 81 | 59 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 74 | 52 | 4.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 63 | 41 | 4.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 51 | 32 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 41 | 23 | 4.4 | 7 | 7.6 |
| Year | 60 | 39 | 50.3 | 83 | 39.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Yorktown Hts 1W, NY (670 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 Katonah
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 213 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Katonah: 184 thunderstorm wind reports, 23 flash floods, 3 lightning strikes, 2 floods and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 0 people and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $867,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on May 15, 2018. July has had the most flash floods, 15 of 23. Of the 798 New York cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 370 have had fewer than Katonah.
August 16, 1997: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Katonah — 3 injured.
June 23, 2024: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Katonah — 1 injured, $20,000 damage.
July 25, 2025: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Katonah — 1 injured, $1,000 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 Katonah's ZIP code 10536 have filed 29 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $80,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 28% 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, 184 have fewer than Katonah.
Westchester County, which includes Katonah, has been named in 32 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 21 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 hurricanes, 6 floods, 6 severe storms, 3 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storm and Flooding, on January 30, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Westchester County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for strong wind and lightning; Relatively High for hurricanes and inland flooding; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, coastal flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $209.8 million a year, the 8th highest of 62 New York counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $147.9 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
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