NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Schoharie, 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
16 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Schoharie, New York since 1851, 2 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Isaias in 2020. Since 1950, 27 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 2
- Tropical storms
- 14
- Tornadoes
- 27
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Schoharie
The strongest storm to pass near Schoharie was an unnamed storm in 1938, a Category 1 hurricane with 84 mph winds when its centre passed 64 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1893, whose centre came within 57 miles. The record near Schoharie begins with an unnamed storm in 1863; the most recent system was Isaias in 2020, a tropical storm 16 miles away. The 1890s and the 1970s were the busiest decades, with 3 systems each. Of the 16 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Schoharie has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 51% of the 809 New York cities on this site. The strongest of the 27 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on July 10, 1989; its path came within 2 miles. Of the 27, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 13 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 8. The most recent tornado was on October 7, 2020. Of the 809 New York cities, 54% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Schoharie. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 30 times since 1986, with stones up to 1 inch (quarter size). Of the 809 New York cities, 67% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Schoharie.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Schoharie
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | IreneAug 28 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 23 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1971 | DoriaAug 28 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1952 | AbleSep 1 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1938 | Unnamed 1938 stormSep 21 | 64 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 3 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 30 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormNov 1 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 29 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 24 | 57 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 23 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormOct 30 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 19 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Schoharie: 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 Schoharie
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s9(1 EF3+)
- 2000s3
- 1990s8
- 1980s3(1 EF3+)
- 1970s2(1 EF3+)
- 1960s1(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 1989 | F4 | 2 mi | 42 mi | 0 / 20 |
| May 22, 2014 | EF3 | 9 mi | 6.79 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1974 | F3 | 22 mi | 49.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 24, 1960 | F3 | 23 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 9 |
| May 29, 2013 | EF2 | 13 mi | 12.8 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 29, 2013 | EF1 | 17 mi | 1.57 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 4, 2011 | EF1 | 17 mi | 6.97 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 3, 2010 | EF1 | 18 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 3, 2010 | EF1 | 18 mi | 0.21 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 2002 | F1 | 25 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 26, 1998 | F1 | 16 mi | 5.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 1998 | F1 | 22 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 27, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Schoharie
The Storm Prediction Center has 30 hail reports within 10 miles of Schoharie since 1986, made on 25 separate days. Of these, 13 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1 inch (quarter size), was reported on 12 days, most recently August 4, 2023. The most recent report is from August 4, 2023. May has the most reports, 11.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Schoharie
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Cobleskill 2 ESE, NY, 7 miles west of Schoharie at 1,169 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 58°F; January is the coolest, at 31°F and 12°F. August is the wettest at 4.3 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.2 inches; the year adds up to 41.0 inches over 82 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 56% of the year's precipitation (23.0 of 41.0 inches); the other six months are drier. August has brought the most of the 16 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (6); a normal August there has highs of 78°F and 4.3 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 4 days a year, almost all from July. Lows fall below freezing on about 155 nights a year. Snowfall averages 53.5 inches a year, most of it in January. That 41.0 inches is more than at 51 of the 137 New York stations used on this site (37%). Altamont, 14 miles east, has its own station (Albany Airport, NY): 40.9 inches a year, 0.1 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 | 31 | 12 | 2.5 | 6 | 13.7 |
| Feb | 33 | 13 | 2.2 | 5 | 10.7 |
| Mar | 41 | 21 | 3.1 | 6 | 12.4 |
| Apr | 55 | 33 | 3.4 | 7 | 1.5 |
| May | 67 | 44 | 3.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 75 | 54 | 4.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 80 | 58 | 4.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 78 | 57 | 4.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 71 | 49 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 59 | 38 | 3.9 | 7 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 46 | 29 | 2.8 | 5 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 36 | 20 | 3.1 | 7 | 13.1 |
| Year | 56 | 35 | 41.0 | 82 | 53.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Cobleskill 2 ESE, NY (1,169 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 Schoharie
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 168 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Schoharie: 132 thunderstorm wind reports, 21 flash floods and 15 floods. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $1.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 82 mph, on February 17, 2006. July has had the most flash floods, 9 of 21. Of the 798 New York cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 333 have had fewer than Schoharie.
August 28, 2011: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Schoharie — 1 killed.
June 14, 2013: flash flood 5 miles from the centre of Schoharie — $1.0 million damage.
June 6, 2025: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Schoharie — $105,000 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 Schoharie's ZIP code 12157 have filed 152 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $13.6 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Irene in 2011: 103 claims (68% of all) and $12.9 million, then Flooding in 1996 with 32. 95% 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, 422 have fewer than Schoharie.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Irene2011 | 103 | $12.9 million |
| Flooding1996 | 32 | $516,000 |
Schoharie County, which includes Schoharie, has been named in 29 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1987, 17 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 severe storms, 6 hurricanes, 4 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 20, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Schoharie County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for hail, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $13.1 million a year, the 56th highest of 62 New York counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $11.1 million (85%), 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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