NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit New Berlin, 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
9 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of New Berlin, New York since 1851, 1 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Isaias in 2020. Since 1950, 31 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 1
- Tropical storms
- 8
- Tornadoes
- 31
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for New Berlin
The strongest storm to pass near New Berlin was an unnamed storm in 1878, a Category 1 hurricane with 76 mph winds when its centre passed 55 miles away. The record near New Berlin begins with an unnamed storm in 1876; the most recent system was Isaias in 2020, a tropical storm 61 miles away. The 1870s and the 1970s were the busiest decades, with 2 systems each. Of the 9 systems, one has come since 2000. Of the 809 New York cities on this site, 49% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than New Berlin. The strongest of the 31 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on May 31, 1998; its path came within 13 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on October 14, 1989, killed 2 people. Of the 31, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 13 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 9. The most recent tornado was on July 15, 2024. New Berlin has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 56% of the 809 New York cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 30 times since 1989, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 809 New York cities, 67% have more hail reports within 10 miles than New Berlin.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near New Berlin
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 23 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormAug 24 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 3 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 17 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 23 | 55 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1876 | Unnamed 1876 stormSep 18 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in New Berlin: 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 New Berlin
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s8
- 2000s3
- 1990s10(1 EF3+)
- 1980s5
- 1970s2
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1998 | F3 | 13 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Oct 14, 1989 | F2 | 25 mi | 2 mi | 2 / 3 |
| Apr 28, 2011 | EF2 | 18 mi | 7.37 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 16, 2009 | EF2 | 21 mi | 5.26 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 31, 1998 | F2 | 15 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 18, 1977 | F2 | 24 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 16, 1976 | F2 | 15 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 15, 2024 | EF1 | 22 mi | 8.69 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 22, 2024 | EF1 | 21 mi | 1.96 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 22, 2017 | EF1 | 25 mi | 0.15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 28, 2011 | EF1 | 7 mi | 3.47 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 28, 2011 | EF1 | 22 mi | 3.39 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 New Berlin
The Storm Prediction Center has 30 hail reports within 10 miles of New Berlin since 1989, made on 18 separate days. Of these, 12 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on August 10, 2008. The most recent report is from August 4, 2023. June has the most reports, 16.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in New Berlin
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Sherburne, NY, 10 miles west of New Berlin at 1,095 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 57°F; January is the coolest, at 31°F and 13°F. June is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.3 inches; the year adds up to 42.2 inches over 89 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 7 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 158 nights a year. Snowfall averages 77.1 inches a year, most of it in February. That 42.2 inches is more than at 60 of the 137 New York stations used on this site (44%). South New Berlin, 7 miles southwest, has its own station (Norwich, NY): 45.3 inches a year, 3.1 more than here, and a July average high of 81°F against 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | 13 | 2.5 | 7 | 18.7 |
| Feb | 33 | 13 | 2.3 | 6 | 18.8 |
| Mar | 41 | 20 | 3.1 | 7 | 14.6 |
| Apr | 55 | 32 | 3.5 | 8 | 2.5 |
| May | 68 | 43 | 3.6 | 8 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 76 | 53 | 4.8 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 80 | 57 | 4.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 79 | 56 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 72 | 48 | 3.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 59 | 38 | 4.1 | 9 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 47 | 29 | 3.1 | 7 | 6.1 |
| Dec | 36 | 20 | 3.0 | 7 | 15.9 |
| Year | 56 | 35 | 42.2 | 89 | 77.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Sherburne, NY (1,095 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 New Berlin
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 94 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of New Berlin: 69 thunderstorm wind reports, 24 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $1.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 69 mph, on April 18, 2004. June has had the most flash floods, 9 of 24. Of the 798 New York cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 384 have had fewer than New Berlin.
August 3, 2007: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of New Berlin — 1 injured, $3,000 damage.
NWS: “Several trees were blown down including a tree that fell on a motorcyclist.”
April 28, 2011: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of New Berlin — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “Chenango county experienced the majority of its flooding from a small stream. About 40 structures were flooded county-wide, with most of those from the Canasawacta Creek at the Norwich city line coming out of its banks.”
April 14, 2025: lightning strike 10 miles from the centre of New Berlin — $370,000 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 New Berlin's ZIP code 13411 have filed 13 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $112,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 46% 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 New Berlin.
Otsego County, which includes New Berlin, has been named in 27 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1993, 17 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 severe storms, 4 hurricanes, 3 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 20, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Otsego 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 and lightning; Very Low for hail and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $31.5 million a year, the 30th highest of 62 New York counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $24.3 million (77%), 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 New Berlin
- South New Berlin, NY7 mi
- Sherburne, NY9 mi
- Norwich, NY12 mi
- Earlville, NY16 mi
- Otego, NY16 mi
- Oneonta, NY17 mi
- Hamilton, NY18 mi
- West Winfield, NY18 mi
- Unadilla, NY20 mi
- Waterville, NY21 mi
- Oxford, NY21 mi
- Cooperstown, NY21 mi
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