NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Keeseville, 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
10 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Keeseville, New York since 1851, 1 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Isaias in 2020. Since 1950, 8 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 1
- Tropical storms
- 9
- Tornadoes
- 8
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Keeseville
The strongest storm to pass near Keeseville was an unnamed storm in 1900, a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds when its centre passed 62 miles away. The record near Keeseville begins with an unnamed storm in 1866; the most recent system was Isaias in 2020, a tropical storm 29 miles away. Of the 10 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Of the 809 New York cities on this site, 49% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Keeseville. The highest rating among the 8 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2, reached 2 times; the most recent, on August 8, 1983, came within 17 miles. Of the 8, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and one has come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on June 10, 2025. Of the 809 New York cities, 94% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Keeseville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 24 times since 1957, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 809 New York cities, 77% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Keeseville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Keeseville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 5 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | IreneAug 28 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1968 | Unnamed 1968 stormSep 11 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1938 | Unnamed 1938 stormSep 22 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 3 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 12 | 62 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 24 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormOct 30 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Keeseville: 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 Keeseville
By decade
- 2020s1
- 1980s3
- 1970s2
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 1983 | F2 | 17 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 6, 1952 | F2 | 23 mi | 4.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 22, 1973 | F1 | 16 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 11, 1973 | F1 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 16, 1958 | F1 | 12 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 10, 2025 | EF0 | 19 mi | 0.52 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 1987 | F0 | 21 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 7, 1986 | F0 | 25 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 8 of 8, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Keeseville
The Storm Prediction Center has 24 hail reports within 10 miles of Keeseville since 1957, made on 19 separate days. Of these, 14 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on July 14, 1957. The most recent report is from June 7, 2024. June has the most reports, 11.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Keeseville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Plattsburgh International Airport, NY, 12 miles north of Keeseville at 234 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 28°F and 10°F. June is the wettest at 4.1 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.2 inches; the year adds up to 30.9 inches over 71 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 64% of the year's precipitation (19.7 of 30.9 inches); the other six months are drier. Highs reach 90°F on about 7 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 154 nights a year. That 30.9 inches is more than at 2 of the 137 New York stations used on this site (1%). Burlington, VT, 13 miles east, has its own station (Burlington International Airport, VT): 37.6 inches a year, 6.7 more than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 81°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | 10 | 1.4 | 3 |
| Feb | 31 | 11 | 1.2 | 4 |
| Mar | 40 | 21 | 1.3 | 4 |
| Apr | 54 | 33 | 2.6 | 7 |
| May | 68 | 44 | 2.9 | 8 |
| Jun | 75 | 53 | 4.1 | 9 |
| Jul | 81 | 59 | 3.6 | 8 |
| Aug | 79 | 57 | 3.6 | 6 |
| Sep | 71 | 49 | 3.1 | 6 |
| Oct | 58 | 38 | 3.0 | 7 |
| Nov | 46 | 29 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Dec | 34 | 19 | 1.8 | 5 |
| Year | 55 | 35 | 30.9 | 71 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Plattsburgh International Airport, NY (234 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 Keeseville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 53 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Keeseville: 47 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 floods and 2 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $8.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on June 10, 2008.
August 28, 2011: flood 5 miles from the centre of Keeseville — $6.0 million damage.
NWS: “Heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Irene caused extensive flooding in the Ausable River basin. 43 feet at 22:30 EST August 29.”
July 12, 2010: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Keeseville — $1.5 million damage.
June 27, 2013: flood 4 miles from the centre of Keeseville — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “Flooding continued across central Essex County New York as a flash flooding transitioned into a flood event. Areas were flooded as water traveled down stream on the East Branch Ausable and Boquet Rivers.”
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 Keeseville's ZIP code 12944 have filed 13 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $273,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 15% 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, 48 have fewer than Keeseville.
Essex County, which includes Keeseville, has been named in 25 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1993, 19 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 severe storms, 4 floods, 4 hurricanes, 3 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Remnants of Tropical Storm Debby, on September 24, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Essex County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Low for hurricanes and strong wind; Very Low for tornadoes, hail and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $20.6 million a year, the 43rd highest of 62 New York counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $15.6 million (76%), 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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