NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Newark Valley, 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 Newark Valley, New York since 1851, 1 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was David in 1979. Since 1950, 29 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 1
- Tropical storms
- 8
- Tornadoes
- 29
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Newark Valley
The strongest storm to pass near Newark Valley was an unnamed storm in 1878, a Category 1 hurricane with 81 mph winds when its centre passed 64 miles away. The record near Newark Valley begins with an unnamed storm in 1876; the most recent system was David in 1979, a tropical storm 32 miles away. The 1870s and the 1970s were the busiest decades, with 2 systems each. None of the 9 systems has come since 2000. Of the 809 New York cities on this site, 49% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Newark Valley. The highest rating among the 29 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on May 31, 1998, came within 11 miles. Of the 29, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 15 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on July 15, 2024. Newark Valley has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 50% of the 809 New York cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 58 times since 1985, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Newark Valley has more hail reports within 10 miles than 70% of the 809 New York cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Newark Valley
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 23 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormAug 24 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 3 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 17 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormOct 14 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 23 | 64 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1876 | Unnamed 1876 stormSep 18 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Newark Valley: 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 Newark Valley
By decade
- 2020s5
- 2010s5
- 2000s5
- 1990s6(1 EF3+)
- 1980s3(2 EF3+)
- 1970s1
- 1960s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1998 | F3 | 11 mi | 62 mi | 0 / 12 |
| May 2, 1983 | F3 | 24 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 2, 1983 | F3 | 16 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Aug 7, 2023 | EF1 | 17 mi | 9.71 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 21, 2021 | EF1 | 18 mi | 2.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 14, 2019 | EF1 | 22 mi | 2.15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 2, 2014 | EF1 | 23 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 26, 2012 | EF1 | 18 mi | 13.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF1 | 20 mi | 2.06 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 22, 2010 | EF1 | 18 mi | 1.03 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 2002 | F1 | 6 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Sep 3, 1992 | F1 | 10 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 6 |
The strongest 12 of 29, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Newark Valley
The Storm Prediction Center has 58 hail reports within 10 miles of Newark Valley since 1985, made on 39 separate days. Of these, 33 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 4 days, most recently July 3, 2025. The most recent report is from July 3, 2025. May and June have the most reports, 15 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Newark Valley
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Binghamton, NY, 10 miles east of Newark Valley at 1,606 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 78°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 30°F and 16°F. June is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.4 inches; the year adds up to 42.1 inches over 87 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 2 days a year, almost all from July. Lows fall below freezing on about 142 nights a year. Snowfall averages 86.5 inches a year, most of it in January. That 42.1 inches is more than at 58 of the 137 New York stations used on this site (42%). Candor, 8 miles west, has its own station (Ithaca 13 E, NY): 41.6 inches a year, 0.5 less than here, and a July average high of 79°F against 78°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30 | 16 | 2.6 | 6 | 20.6 |
| Feb | 32 | 17 | 2.4 | 6 | 19.7 |
| Mar | 41 | 24 | 3.1 | 7 | 16.4 |
| Apr | 54 | 35 | 3.6 | 8 | 3.8 |
| May | 66 | 46 | 3.8 | 8 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 74 | 55 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 78 | 59 | 3.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 77 | 58 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 70 | 51 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 57 | 41 | 3.8 | 7 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 45 | 31 | 3.1 | 7 | 6.8 |
| Dec | 34 | 22 | 3.1 | 7 | 18.1 |
| Year | 55 | 38 | 42.1 | 87 | 86.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Binghamton, NY (1,606 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 Newark Valley
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 235 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Newark Valley: 190 thunderstorm wind reports, 41 flash floods, 3 floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $407.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 12, 2015. July has had the most flash floods, 14 of 41. Of the 798 New York cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 515 have had fewer than Newark Valley.
June 7, 1999: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Newark Valley — 2 injured, $22,000 damage.
September 7, 2011: flood 9 miles from the centre of Newark Valley — $309.0 million damage.
September 7, 2011: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Newark Valley — $50.0 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 Newark Valley's ZIP code 13811 have filed 35 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1990, and were paid $501,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Tropical Storm Lee in 2011: 14 claims (40% of all) and $215,000. 43% 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, 226 have fewer than Newark Valley.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical Storm Lee2011 | 14 | $215,000 |
Tioga County, which includes Newark Valley, has been named in 27 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1972, 19 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 severe storms, 6 floods, 3 hurricanes, 3 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Remnants of Tropical Storm Fred, on October 8, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Tioga County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for inland flooding; Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $20.0 million a year, the 45th highest of 62 New York counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $17.5 million (88%), 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.