NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Ravena, 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 Ravena, New York since 1851, 3 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Isaias in 2020. Since 1950, 30 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 3
- Tropical storms
- 19
- Tornadoes
- 30
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
What the records show for Ravena
The strongest storm to pass near Ravena was an unnamed storm in 1938, a Category 1 hurricane with 89 mph winds when its centre passed 42 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1893, whose centre came within 30 miles. The record near Ravena begins with an unnamed storm in 1861; the most recent system was Isaias in 2020, a tropical storm 12 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 4 systems. Of the 22 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Ravena has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 57% of the 809 New York cities on this site. The highest rating among the 30 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on July 10, 1989, came within 12 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on August 28, 1973, killed 4 people. Of the 30, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 15 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 16. The most recent tornado was on May 22, 2014. Ravena has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 53% of the 809 New York cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 64 times since 1959, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Ravena has more hail reports within 10 miles than 74% of the 809 New York cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Ravena
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | IreneAug 28 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | GloriaSep 27 | 65 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1976 | BelleAug 10 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 23 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1971 | DoriaAug 28 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1968 | Unnamed 1968 stormSep 11 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1952 | AbleSep 1 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1938 | Unnamed 1938 stormSep 21 | 42 mi | Category 1 (89 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 3 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 30 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 5 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormNov 1 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 29 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 24 | 30 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 22 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 23 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormOct 30 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 19 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormSep 28 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Ravena: 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 Ravena
By decade
- 2010s4(1 EF3+)
- 2000s11
- 1990s7
- 1980s3(1 EF3+)
- 1970s4(2 EF3+)
- 1960s1(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 1973 | F4 | 21 mi | 9.8 mi | 4 / 36 |
| Jul 10, 1989 | F4 | 12 mi | 42 mi | 0 / 20 |
| May 22, 2014 | EF3 | 24 mi | 6.79 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1974 | F3 | in town | 49.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 24, 1960 | F3 | 23 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 9 |
| May 29, 2013 | EF2 | 24 mi | 12.8 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 21, 2003 | F2 | 8 mi | 1.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 21, 2003 | F2 | 17 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 7 |
| May 31, 1998 | F2 | 12 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 3, 1997 | F2 | 16 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 29, 1995 | F2 | 19 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 5 |
| May 29, 2013 | EF1 | 22 mi | 0.75 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 30, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Ravena
The Storm Prediction Center has 64 hail reports within 10 miles of Ravena since 1959, made on 41 separate days. Of these, 39 were 1 inch across or larger, and 9 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on June 8, 2011. The most recent report is from May 3, 2025. June has the most reports, 28.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Ravena
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Alcove Dam, NY, 5 miles west of Ravena at 607 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 32°F and 13°F. October is the wettest at 4.6 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.2 inches; the year adds up to 42.5 inches over 81 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 56% of the year's precipitation (24.0 of 42.5 inches); the other six months are drier. August has brought the most of the 22 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (9); a normal August there has highs of 78°F and 4.4 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 4 days a year, almost all from July to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 155 nights a year. Snowfall averages 45.7 inches a year, most of it in February. That 42.5 inches is more than at 61 of the 137 New York stations used on this site (45%). Stuyvesant, 7 miles southeast, has its own station (Valatie 1 N, NY): 42.1 inches a year, 0.4 less than here, and a July average high of 84°F against 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 13 | 2.6 | 6 | 11.4 |
| Feb | 34 | 13 | 2.2 | 5 | 11.6 |
| Mar | 43 | 22 | 3.3 | 6 | 9.8 |
| Apr | 56 | 34 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.8 |
| May | 68 | 45 | 3.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 75 | 54 | 4.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 80 | 59 | 3.9 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 78 | 58 | 4.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 71 | 50 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 59 | 39 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 47 | 29 | 2.9 | 5 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 37 | 21 | 3.5 | 6 | 11.4 |
| Year | 57 | 36 | 42.5 | 81 | 45.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Alcove Dam, NY (607 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 Ravena
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 350 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Ravena: 281 thunderstorm wind reports, 28 flash floods, 28 floods, 7 lightning strikes and 6 heavy rain events. They killed 2 people and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $14.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on July 4, 2023. August has had the most flash floods, 10 of 28. Of the 798 New York cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 438 have had fewer than Ravena.
April 16, 2007: flood 2 miles from the centre of Ravena — 1 killed, 1 injured.
NWS: “|Widespread flooding led to numerous road closures, including Miller Road off Route 9W in Coeymans, Route 32 in New Scotland between Lagrange Lane and Winne Lane, and Creble Road between Elm Avenue and South Albany Road in Bethlehem Center.”
August 28, 2011: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Ravena — 1 killed.
June 30, 2017: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Ravena — 4 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 Ravena's ZIP code 12143 have filed 11 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1996, and were paid $62,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 27% 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, 15 have fewer than Ravena.
Albany County, which includes Ravena, has been named in 23 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1987, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 6 snowstorms, 5 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 20, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Albany County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for hurricanes, tornadoes, inland flooding and strong wind; Relatively Low for hail and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $64.3 million a year, the 15th highest of 62 New York counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $43.4 million (67%), 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.