NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Kerhonkson, 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
25 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Kerhonkson, New York since 1851, 4 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Isaias in 2020. Since 1950, 31 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 4
- Tropical storms
- 21
- Tornadoes
- 31
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
10 deaths in all
What the records show for Kerhonkson
The strongest storm to pass near Kerhonkson was an unnamed storm in 1938, a Category 2 hurricane with 102 mph winds when its centre passed 70 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1878, whose centre came within 23 miles. The record near Kerhonkson begins with an unnamed storm in 1861; the most recent system was Isaias in 2020, a tropical storm 10 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 4 systems. Of the 25 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Kerhonkson has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 60% of the 809 New York cities on this site. The highest rating among the 31 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2, reached 6 times; the most recent, on May 18, 2000, came within 17 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on November 16, 1989, killed 9 people. Of the 31, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 12 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on August 9, 2024. Kerhonkson has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 56% of the 809 New York cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 22 times since 1979, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 809 New York cities, 80% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Kerhonkson.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Kerhonkson
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | IreneAug 28 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1996 | BerthaJul 13 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | GloriaSep 27 | 72 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1976 | BelleAug 10 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 23 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1971 | DoriaAug 28 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1968 | Unnamed 1968 stormSep 11 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1960 | BrendaJul 30 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1952 | AbleSep 1 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1938 | Unnamed 1938 stormSep 21 | 70 mi | Category 2 (102 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 3 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 30 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 4 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormNov 1 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 29 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 24 | 41 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 22 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 23 | 23 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormSep 30 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormOct 30 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 19 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormSep 28 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Kerhonkson: 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 Kerhonkson
By decade
- 2020s4
- 2010s3
- 2000s5
- 1990s5
- 1980s6
- 1970s7
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2000 | F2 | 17 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 26, 1986 | F2 | 16 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 21, 1976 | F2 | 3 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1974 | F2 | 22 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 9, 1972 | F2 | 24 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 9, 1961 | F2 | 18 mi | 6.8 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Nov 16, 1989 | F1 | 20 mi | 9.1 mi | 9 / 18 |
| Jul 13, 2022 | EF1 | 16 mi | 0.52 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 27, 2020 | EF1 | 20 mi | 2.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 2017 | EF1 | 24 mi | 1.11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 13, 2014 | EF1 | 24 mi | 0.75 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 21, 2003 | F1 | 16 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 31, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Kerhonkson
The Storm Prediction Center has 22 hail reports within 10 miles of Kerhonkson since 1979, made on 15 separate days. Of these, 9 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently June 8, 2011. The most recent report is from August 12, 2023. May has the most reports, 9.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Kerhonkson
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Mohonk Lake, NY, 8 miles east of Kerhonkson at 1,245 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 19°F. September and October are the wettest at 5.2 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 3.2 inches; the year adds up to 52.6 inches over 85 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 54% of the year's precipitation (28.5 of 52.6 inches); the other six months are drier. Highs reach 90°F on about 8 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 121 nights a year. Snowfall averages 59.2 inches a year, most of it in January and February. That 52.6 inches is more than at 130 of the 137 New York stations used on this site (95%). Pine Bush, 12 miles south, has its own station (Montgomery Orange Airport, NY): 41.0 inches a year, 11.6 less than here, and a July average high of 84°F against 83°F.
Water temperature at the NOAA tide station Turkey Point Hudson River NERRS, NY, 24 miles northeast, averaged 79°F in July and 35°F in February over 2021–2025. No month averaged 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in | Water °F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 19 | 3.8 | 6 | 14.6 | 35 |
| Feb | 37 | 21 | 3.2 | 6 | 14.6 | 35 |
| Mar | 46 | 28 | 4.3 | 7 | 12.4 | 40 |
| Apr | 60 | 39 | 4.0 | 7 | 1.8 | 49 |
| May | 71 | 50 | 4.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 62 |
| Jun | 78 | 59 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.0 | 73 |
| Jul | 83 | 64 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.0 | 79 |
| Aug | 80 | 63 | 4.8 | 7 | 0.0 | 77 |
| Sep | 73 | 56 | 5.2 | 6 | 0.0 | 73 |
| Oct | 61 | 45 | 5.2 | 6 | 0.1 | 62 |
| Nov | 49 | 35 | 3.8 | 6 | 2.8 | 49 |
| Dec | 38 | 26 | 4.8 | 8 | 12.9 | 38 |
| Year | 59 | 42 | 52.6 | 85 | 59.2 | 56 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Mohonk Lake, NY (1,245 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals; water temperature: average of hourly readings 2021–2025 at the NOAA tide station Turkey Point Hudson River NERRS, NY, from NOAA Tides & Currents. 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 Kerhonkson
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 150 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Kerhonkson: 120 thunderstorm wind reports, 17 floods, 10 flash floods, 2 lightning strikes and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 1 person and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $326,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 104 mph, on July 6, 1999. Of the 798 New York cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 145 have had fewer than Kerhonkson.
May 29, 1998: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Kerhonkson — 1 killed, $500 damage.
June 14, 2008: lightning strike 10 miles from the centre of Kerhonkson — 4 injured.
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 Kerhonkson's ZIP code 12446 have filed 67 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $2.2 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Irene in 2011: 31 claims (46% of all) and $1.4 million, then Torrential rain in 2005 with 22. 94% 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, 333 have fewer than Kerhonkson.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Irene2011 | 31 | $1.4 million |
| Torrential rain2005 | 22 | $806,000 |
Ulster County, which includes Kerhonkson, has been named in 37 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 25 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 severe storms, 9 hurricanes, 7 floods, 5 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Remnants of Hurricane Ida, on September 5, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Ulster County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail and inland flooding; Relatively Low for coastal flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $67.2 million a year, the 14th highest of 62 New York counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $45.5 million (68%), 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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