NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Montauk, 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
67 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Montauk, New York since 1851, 18 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ida in 2021. Since 1950, 7 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 18
- Tropical storms
- 49
- Tornadoes
- 7
- 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 Montauk
The strongest storm to pass near Montauk was an unnamed storm in 1938, a Category 3 hurricane with 117 mph winds when its centre passed 49 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1904, whose centre came within 3 miles. The record near Montauk begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Ida in 2021, a tropical storm 14 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1880s, with 9 systems, one of them at hurricane strength. Of the 67 systems, 9 have come since 2000. Montauk has more hurricanes within 75 miles than any other of the 809 New York cities on this site. The highest rating among the 7 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1 or EF1, reached 4 times; the most recent, on November 13, 2021, came within 25 miles. Of the 7, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 5 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on November 13, 2021. Of the 809 New York cities, 95% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Montauk.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Montauk
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | IdaSep 2 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2021 | HenriAug 22 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2021 | ElsaJul 9 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2013 | AndreaJun 8 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | HannaSep 7 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2007 | BarryJun 4 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2006 | BerylJul 21 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2004 | HermineAug 31 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2001 | AllisonJun 17 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1999 | FloydSep 17 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1996 | JosephineOct 9 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1996 | BerthaJul 13 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1991 | BobAug 19 | 12 mi | Category 2 (105 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | GloriaSep 27 | 59 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1985 | HenriSep 24 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1976 | BelleAug 10 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1968 | Unnamed 1968 stormSep 11 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1966 | AlmaJun 14 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1961 | EstherSep 21 | 50 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1961 | Unnamed 1961 stormSep 15 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1960 | DonnaSep 12 | 29 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | BrendaJul 30 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1959 | CindyJul 11 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1955 | DianeAug 19 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1954 | EdnaSep 11 | 58 mi | Category 3 (110 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1954 | CarolAug 31 | 9 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormOct 21 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormSep 15 | 3 mi | Category 2 (101 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormAug 3 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1938 | Unnamed 1938 stormSep 21 | 49 mi | Category 3 (117 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormSep 19 | 69 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormSep 9 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 20 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormAug 26 | 73 mi | Category 1 (93 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 19 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 21 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormMay 17 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 5 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1913 | Unnamed 1913 stormOct 2 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1908 | Unnamed 1908 stormMay 30 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormJun 30 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1904 | Unnamed 1904 stormSep 15 | 3 mi | Category 1 (83 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 16 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 24 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormSep 10 | 70 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 10 | 31 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormSep 30 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 25 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormOct 12 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 26 | 74 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 12 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 22 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormOct 21 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 24 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 12 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormSep 11 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormAug 19 | 24 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 5 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormSep 30 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1872 | Unnamed 1872 stormOct 27 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1869 | Unnamed 1869 stormOct 4 | 73 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1869 | Unnamed 1869 stormSep 8 | 3 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormNov 3 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormSep 28 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1858 | Unnamed 1858 stormSep 16 | 10 mi | Category 1 (87 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 20 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormOct 19 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Montauk: 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 Montauk
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s2
- 2000s1
- 1970s1
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2021 | EF1 | 25 mi | 1.36 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 29, 2018 | EF1 | 15 mi | 1.96 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 15, 2000 | F1 | 25 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 10, 1979 | F1 | 21 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 13, 2021 | EF0 | 25 mi | 8.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 10, 2012 | EF0 | 21 mi | 3.83 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 8, 1958 | F0 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 7 of 7, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Montauk
The Storm Prediction Center has no hail reports within 10 miles of Montauk since 1955.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Montauk
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Montauk Airport, NY, 3 miles northeast of Montauk at 7 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 40°F and 28°F. December is the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 2.8 inches; the year adds up to 44.3 inches over 73 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 50% of the year's precipitation (22.0 of 44.3 inches). September has brought the most of the 67 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (28); a normal September there has highs of 73°F and 3.6 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 3 days a year, almost all from July. Lows fall below freezing on about 74 nights a year. That 44.3 inches is more than at 74 of the 137 New York stations used on this site (54%). East Hampton, 13 miles west, has its own station (Bridgehampton, NY): 49.8 inches a year, 5.5 more than here, and a July average high of 81°F against 80°F.
Water temperature at the NOAA tide station Montauk, NY, under a mile northwest, averaged 72°F in August and 39°F in February over 2021–2025. No month averaged 80°F. Sea level at the Montauk tide gauge, under a mile from Montauk, has risen 1.42 ± 0.05 inches per decade from 1947 to 2025, NOAA's linear trend; at that pace it is 14.2 inches in a hundred years. That is faster than at 85 of the 144 U.S. gauges with a NOAA trend.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Water °F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40 | 28 | 3.6 | 7 | 40 |
| Feb | 41 | 28 | 3.2 | 6 | 39 |
| Mar | 46 | 33 | 4.2 | 6 | 42 |
| Apr | 55 | 41 | 3.7 | 6 | 47 |
| May | 64 | 50 | 3.2 | 7 | 54 |
| Jun | 74 | 60 | 3.5 | 6 | 63 |
| Jul | 80 | 66 | 2.8 | 5 | 71 |
| Aug | 80 | 66 | 4.0 | 5 | 72 |
| Sep | 73 | 60 | 3.6 | 5 | 70 |
| Oct | 63 | 51 | 4.2 | 6 | 64 |
| Nov | 54 | 42 | 3.9 | 6 | 55 |
| Dec | 45 | 34 | 4.4 | 7 | 45 |
| Year | 60 | 47 | 44.3 | 73 | 55 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Montauk Airport, NY (7 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals; water temperature: average of hourly readings 2021–2025 at the NOAA tide station Montauk, 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.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Montauk's ZIP code 11954 have filed 240 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $2.8 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Sandy in 2012: 72 claims (30% of all) and $1.3 million, then March 2010 Nor'easter in 2010 with 33 and Torrential rain in 2005 with 12. 62% 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, 450 have fewer than Montauk.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Sandy2012 | 72 | $1.3 million |
| March 2010 Nor'easter2010 | 33 | $147,000 |
| Torrential rain2005 | 12 | $73,000 |
Suffolk County, which includes Montauk, has been named in 36 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 25 of them major disasters (by incident: 13 hurricanes, 9 severe storms, 5 snowstorms, 3 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storm and Flooding, on October 21, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Suffolk County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for coastal flooding and lightning; Relatively High for hurricanes, inland flooding and strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $320.5 million a year, the 3rd highest of 62 New York counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $193.3 million (60%), 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 Montauk
- East Hampton, NY13 mi
- Sag Harbor, NY19 mi
- Shelter Island, NY20 mi
- Stonington, CT22 mi
- Groton, CT22 mi
- Water Mill, NY22 mi
- Greenport, NY22 mi
- Mystic, CT22 mi
- New London, CT23 mi
- Westerly, RI23 mi
- Niantic, CT24 mi
- Waterford, CT24 mi
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