NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Napanoch, 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
22 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Napanoch, New York since 1851, 3 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Isaias in 2020. Since 1950, 27 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 3
- Tropical storms
- 19
- Tornadoes
- 27
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
9 deaths in all
What the records show for Napanoch
The strongest storm to pass near Napanoch was an unnamed storm in 1938, a Category 2 hurricane with 102 mph winds when its centre passed 75 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1878, whose centre came within 19 miles. The record near Napanoch begins with an unnamed storm in 1861; the most recent system was Isaias in 2020, a tropical storm 5 miles away. Of the 22 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Napanoch has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 57% of the 809 New York cities on this site. The highest rating among the 27 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2, reached 6 times; the most recent, on May 18, 2000, came within 22 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on November 16, 1989, killed 9 people. Of the 27, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 10 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 7. The most recent tornado was on September 25, 2025. Of the 809 New York cities, 54% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Napanoch. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 24 times since 1979, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 809 New York cities, 77% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Napanoch.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Napanoch
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | IreneAug 28 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 23 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1971 | DoriaAug 28 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1968 | Unnamed 1968 stormSep 11 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1952 | AbleSep 1 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1938 | Unnamed 1938 stormSep 21 | 75 mi | Category 2 (102 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 3 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 30 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 4 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 17 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormNov 1 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 29 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 24 | 46 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 22 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 23 | 19 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormSep 30 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormOct 30 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 19 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormSep 28 | 72 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 Napanoch: 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 Napanoch
By decade
- 2020s5
- 2010s1
- 2000s4
- 1990s4
- 1980s6
- 1970s6
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2000 | F2 | 22 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 26, 1986 | F2 | 15 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 21, 1976 | F2 | 5 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1974 | F2 | 22 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 9, 1972 | F2 | 19 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 9, 1961 | F2 | 13 mi | 6.8 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Nov 16, 1989 | F1 | 23 mi | 9.1 mi | 9 / 18 |
| Jul 13, 2022 | EF1 | 20 mi | 0.52 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 27, 2020 | EF1 | 22 mi | 2.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 13, 2014 | EF1 | 19 mi | 0.75 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 21, 2003 | F1 | 12 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 28, 1996 | F1 | 19 mi | 1.7 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 27, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Napanoch
The Storm Prediction Center has 24 hail reports within 10 miles of Napanoch since 1979, made on 18 separate days. Of these, 12 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on June 1, 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 Napanoch
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Mohonk Lake, NY, 13 miles east of Napanoch 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. September has brought the most of the 22 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (9); a normal September there has highs of 73°F and 5.2 inches of precipitation. 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%). Woodbourne, 10 miles west, has its own station (Liberty 1 NE, NY): 53.1 inches a year, 0.5 more than here, and a July average high of 79°F against 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 19 | 3.8 | 6 | 14.6 |
| Feb | 37 | 21 | 3.2 | 6 | 14.6 |
| Mar | 46 | 28 | 4.3 | 7 | 12.4 |
| Apr | 60 | 39 | 4.0 | 7 | 1.8 |
| May | 71 | 50 | 4.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 78 | 59 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 83 | 64 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 80 | 63 | 4.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 73 | 56 | 5.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 61 | 45 | 5.2 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 49 | 35 | 3.8 | 6 | 2.8 |
| Dec | 38 | 26 | 4.8 | 8 | 12.9 |
| Year | 59 | 42 | 52.6 | 85 | 59.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Mohonk Lake, NY (1,245 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 Napanoch
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 116 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Napanoch: 97 thunderstorm wind reports, 10 floods, 8 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $873,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 104 mph, on July 6, 1999. September has had the most flash floods, 4 of 8. Of the 798 New York cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 112 have had fewer than Napanoch.
May 29, 1998: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Napanoch — 1 killed, $500 damage.
August 28, 2011: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Napanoch — $500,000 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 Napanoch's ZIP code 12458 have filed 10 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $19,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 80% 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, 0 have fewer than Napanoch.
Ulster County, which includes Napanoch, 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
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