NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Matamoras, PA
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
24 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Matamoras, Pennsylvania since 1851, 2 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Isaias in 2020. Since 1950, 23 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 2
- Tropical storms
- 22
- Tornadoes
- 23
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Matamoras
The strongest storm to pass near Matamoras was an unnamed storm in 1893, a Category 1 hurricane with 83 mph winds when its centre passed 53 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1878, whose centre came within 31 miles. The record near Matamoras begins with an unnamed storm in 1861; the most recent system was Isaias in 2020, a tropical storm 4 miles away. Of the 24 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Matamoras has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 54% of the 794 Pennsylvania cities on this site. The highest rating among the 23 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 31, 1998, came within 13 miles. Of the 23, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 9 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 9. The most recent tornado was on August 27, 2020. Of the 794 Pennsylvania cities, 96% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Matamoras. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 38 times since 1994, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 794 Pennsylvania cities, 62% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Matamoras.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Matamoras
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | IreneAug 28 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1996 | BerthaJul 13 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 23 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1971 | DoriaAug 28 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1960 | BrendaJul 30 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1955 | DianeAug 19 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1952 | AbleSep 1 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 3 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 30 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 4 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 16 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormNov 1 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 29 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 24 | 53 mi | Category 1 (83 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 22 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 23 | 31 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormSep 29 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1872 | Unnamed 1872 stormOct 26 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormOct 30 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 19 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormSep 28 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Matamoras: 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 Matamoras
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s3
- 2000s5
- 1990s7(1 EF3+)
- 1980s5(1 EF3+)
- 1970s1
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1998 | F3 | 13 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jul 14, 1988 | F3 | 10 mi | 7.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 23, 2010 | EF2 | 15 mi | 25.72 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 29, 2009 | EF2 | 8 mi | 6.56 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 1998 | F2 | 22 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 1998 | F2 | 25 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 26, 1986 | F2 | 20 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 16, 1974 | F2 | 14 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 27, 2020 | EF1 | 25 mi | 2.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 29, 2011 | EF1 | 22 mi | 4.67 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 23, 2010 | EF1 | 23 mi | 3.51 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 1, 2006 | F1 | 17 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 23, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Matamoras
The Storm Prediction Center has 38 hail reports within 10 miles of Matamoras since 1994, made on 24 separate days. Of these, 23 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 5 days, most recently June 28, 2020. The most recent report is from April 22, 2023. June has the most reports, 14.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Matamoras
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Port Jervis, NY, 2 miles northeast of Matamoras at 580 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 16°F. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 56% of the year's precipitation (26.5 of 47.2 inches); the other six months are drier. August has brought the most of the 24 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (9); a normal August there has highs of 81°F and 4.6 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 14 days a year, almost all from May to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 143 nights a year. Snowfall averages 42.6 inches a year, most of it in January. That 47.2 inches is more than at 104 of the 148 Pennsylvania stations used on this site (70%). Sparrow Bush, NY, 4 miles north, has its own station (Matamoras, PA): 47.3 inches a year, 0.1 more than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 16 | 3.1 | 6 | 11.2 |
| Feb | 37 | 17 | 2.6 | 6 | 10.6 |
| Mar | 46 | 25 | 3.7 | 7 | 9.6 |
| Apr | 60 | 35 | 3.8 | 8 | 0.9 |
| May | 71 | 46 | 3.6 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 79 | 55 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 60 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 81 | 58 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 74 | 51 | 4.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 62 | 40 | 4.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 49 | 30 | 3.3 | 5 | 1.5 |
| Dec | 39 | 22 | 3.9 | 7 | 8.8 |
| Year | 60 | 38 | 47.2 | 82 | 42.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Port Jervis, NY (580 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 Matamoras
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 126 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Matamoras: 107 thunderstorm wind reports, 12 flash floods, 3 heavy rain events, 2 floods and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 1 person and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $1.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on June 8, 2021. July has had the most flash floods, 8 of 12. Of the 788 Pennsylvania cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 211 have had fewer than Matamoras.
August 16, 1997: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Matamoras — 1 killed.
June 16, 2007: lightning strike 9 miles from the centre of Matamoras — 4 injured.
April 19, 2013: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Matamoras — $1.0 million 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 Matamoras's ZIP code 18336 have filed 115 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $1.8 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2006, with 43. 11% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 553 Pennsylvania cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 397 have fewer than Matamoras.
Pike County, which includes Matamoras, has been named in 18 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 hurricanes, 4 severe storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 30, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Pike County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and strong wind; Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $24.5 million a year, the 37th highest of 67 Pennsylvania counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $17.9 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 Matamoras
- Port Jervis, NY2 mi
- Sparrow Bush, NY4 mi
- Montague, NJ6 mi
- Westtown, NY9 mi
- Milford, PA10 mi
- Sussex, NJ11 mi
- Otisville, NY11 mi
- Shohola, PA12 mi
- Slate Hill, NY12 mi
- Branchville, NJ14 mi
- Glenwood, NJ15 mi
- New Hampton, NY15 mi
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