NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Pawling, 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
37 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Pawling, New York since 1851, 6 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Isaias in 2020. Since 1950, 49 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 6
- Tropical storms
- 31
- Tornadoes
- 49
- 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 Pawling
The strongest storm to pass near Pawling was an unnamed storm in 1938, a Category 2 hurricane with 108 mph winds when its centre passed 35 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1893, whose centre came within 2 miles. The record near Pawling begins with an unnamed storm in 1861; the most recent system was Isaias in 2020, a tropical storm 50 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 5 systems, 2 of them at hurricane strength. Of the 37 systems, 3 have come since 2000. Pawling has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 65% of the 809 New York cities on this site. The strongest of the 49 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on May 24, 1962; its path came within 25 miles, and it killed 1 person. The deadliest, an EF0 on May 15, 2018, killed 1 person. Of the 49, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 25 have come since 2000. May and July have had the most tornadoes, 14 each. The most recent tornado was on August 12, 2023. Pawling has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 97% of the 809 New York cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 48 times since 1962, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Pawling has more hail reports within 10 miles than 59% of the 809 New York cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Pawling
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | IreneAug 28 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2008 | HannaSep 7 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1999 | FloydSep 17 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1996 | BerthaJul 13 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | GloriaSep 27 | 33 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1976 | BelleAug 10 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 22 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1971 | DoriaAug 28 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1968 | Unnamed 1968 stormSep 11 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | Unnamed 1961 stormSep 15 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1960 | DonnaSep 12 | 62 mi | Category 1 (94 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | BrendaJul 30 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1955 | DianeAug 19 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1952 | AbleSep 1 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1938 | Unnamed 1938 stormSep 21 | 35 mi | Category 2 (108 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormSep 9 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 19 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 30 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormMay 17 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 4 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 16 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormNov 1 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 24 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 10 | 61 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 29 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 24 | 2 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 12 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 22 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 24 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 23 | 58 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormSep 30 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1872 | Unnamed 1872 stormOct 26 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormOct 30 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 19 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormSep 28 | 28 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 Pawling: 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 Pawling
By decade
- 2020s7
- 2010s6
- 2000s12
- 1990s7
- 1980s6
- 1970s7
- 1960s2(1 EF3+)
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1962 | F3 | 25 mi | 11.6 mi | 1 / 50 |
| May 15, 2018 | EF2 | 7 mi | 1.18 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 10, 1989 | F2 | 11 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jul 10, 1989 | F2 | 25 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 70 |
| Jul 10, 1989 | F2 | 22 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jun 12, 1973 | F2 | 25 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 29, 1971 | F2 | 10 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 29, 1971 | F2 | 23 mi | 6.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 21, 1951 | F2 | 10 mi | 43.9 mi | 0 / 9 |
| Jul 14, 1950 | F2 | 21 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Nov 12, 2021 | EF1 | 14 mi | 2.44 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 21, 2021 | EF1 | 19 mi | 0.64 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 49, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Pawling
The Storm Prediction Center has 48 hail reports within 10 miles of Pawling since 1962, made on 35 separate days. Of these, 26 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently June 9, 2011. The most recent report is from June 2, 2023. July has the most reports, 20.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Pawling
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Carmel 4N, NY, 7 miles southwest of Pawling at 680 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 78°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 33°F and 16°F. December is the wettest at 5.0 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 3.0 inches; the year adds up to 50.5 inches over 87 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 53% of the year's precipitation (26.7 of 50.5 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 37 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (16); a normal September there has highs of 70°F and 4.9 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 2 days a year. Lows fall below freezing on about 137 nights a year. That 50.5 inches is more than at 125 of the 137 New York stations used on this site (91%). Poughquag, 5 miles northwest, has its own station (Stormville, NY): 49.0 inches a year, 1.5 less than here, and a July average high of 83°F against 78°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 16 | 3.9 | 8 |
| Feb | 36 | 19 | 3.0 | 7 |
| Mar | 44 | 26 | 4.2 | 7 |
| Apr | 57 | 37 | 3.6 | 8 |
| May | 67 | 47 | 4.1 | 9 |
| Jun | 74 | 56 | 4.6 | 8 |
| Jul | 78 | 61 | 4.2 | 8 |
| Aug | 76 | 60 | 4.9 | 7 |
| Sep | 70 | 53 | 4.9 | 6 |
| Oct | 60 | 41 | 4.2 | 7 |
| Nov | 49 | 32 | 3.9 | 6 |
| Dec | 39 | 23 | 5.0 | 8 |
| Year | 57 | 39 | 50.5 | 87 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Carmel 4N, NY (680 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 Pawling
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 200 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Pawling: 165 thunderstorm wind reports, 20 flash floods, 13 floods, 1 heavy rain event and 1 lightning strike. They killed 2 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $1.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on July 19, 2007. July has had the most flash floods, 11 of 20. Of the 798 New York cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 318 have had fewer than Pawling.
May 15, 2018: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Pawling — 1 killed, $5,000 damage.
August 27, 2020: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Pawling — 1 killed.
July 21, 2015: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Pawling — 2 injured.
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 Pawling's ZIP code 12564 have filed 30 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $2.9 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 67% 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, 191 have fewer than Pawling.
Dutchess County, which includes Pawling, has been named in 27 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 17 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 hurricanes, 6 severe storms, 5 snowstorms, 3 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms and Flooding, on July 22, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Dutchess County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for hurricanes and inland flooding; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, coastal flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $85.2 million a year, the 12th highest of 62 New York counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $59.9 million (70%), 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 Pawling
- Poughquag, NY5 mi
- Holmes, NY5 mi
- Sherman, CT6 mi
- Wingdale, NY6 mi
- Patterson, NY6 mi
- Stormville, NY7 mi
- New Fairfield, CT9 mi
- New Milford, CT10 mi
- Lagrangeville, NY10 mi
- Carmel, NY10 mi
- Hopewell Junction, NY10 mi
- Brewster, NY11 mi
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