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Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit St Johnsville, 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 St Johnsville, New York since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Isaias in 2020. Since 1950, 25 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Hurricanes
0

within 75 mi, since 1851

Tropical storms
9

below hurricane strength

Tornadoes
25

within 25 mi, since 1950

EF3 or stronger
1

1 deaths in all

What the records show for St Johnsville

None of the 9 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed St Johnsville; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1878, a tropical storm with 71 mph winds when its centre passed 52 miles away. The record near St Johnsville begins with an unnamed storm in 1866; the most recent system was Isaias in 2020, a tropical storm 42 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, 69% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than St Johnsville. The strongest of the 25 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on July 10, 1989; its path came within 14 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on June 18, 1970, killed 1 person. Of the 25, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 12 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 7. The most recent tornado was on July 24, 2024. Of the 809 New York cities, 60% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than St Johnsville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 31 times since 1991, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 809 New York cities, 66% have more hail reports within 10 miles than St Johnsville.

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Tropical storms and hurricanes near St Johnsville

Tropical systems that passed within 75 miles of St Johnsville, New York, newest first
YearStormClosestStrength when closestPeak
2020IsaiasAug 442 miTropical storm (56 mph)Category 1
1979DavidSep 619 miTropical storm (46 mph)Category 5
1972AgnesJun 2365 miTropical storm (52 mph)Category 1
1949Unnamed 1949 stormAug 2939 miTropical storm (54 mph)Category 4
1929Unnamed 1929 stormOct 314 miTropical storm (58 mph)Category 4
1899Unnamed 1899 stormNov 167 miTropical storm (52 mph)Category 2
1878Unnamed 1878 stormOct 2352 miTropical storm (71 mph)Category 2
1876Unnamed 1876 stormSep 1873 miTropical storm (46 mph)Category 3
1866Unnamed 1866 stormOct 3058 miTropical storm (52 mph)Tropical storm

Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in St Johnsville: 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 St Johnsville

By decade

  • 2020s2
  • 2010s6
  • 2000s4
  • 1990s8
  • 1980s2(1 EF3+)
  • 1970s2
  • 1950s1
Strongest tornadoes near St Johnsville, New York
DateRatingDistancePathKilled / injured
Jul 10, 1989F414 mi42 mi0 / 20
Jun 18, 1970F121 mi2.3 mi1 / 1
Jun 30, 2017EF124 mi0.25 mi0 / 0
Aug 3, 2010EF118 mi0.2 mi0 / 0
Aug 3, 2010EF117 mi0.21 mi0 / 0
May 31, 2002F113 mi0.1 mi0 / 0
Jun 26, 1998F125 mi5.7 mi0 / 0
Jul 5, 1992F122 mi1.2 mi0 / 0
Jun 24, 1992F124 mi2.5 mi0 / 0
May 1, 1991F120 mi0.5 mi0 / 0
Aug 23, 1986F112 mi0.2 mi0 / 1
Jun 27, 1978F111 mi3.6 mi0 / 0

The strongest 12 of 25, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in St Johnsville

The Storm Prediction Center has 31 hail reports within 10 miles of St Johnsville since 1991, made on 23 separate days. Of these, 23 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on June 19, 2007. The most recent report is from August 14, 2024. June has the most reports, 10.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.

Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near St Johnsville

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 207 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of St Johnsville: 155 thunderstorm wind reports, 31 floods, 19 flash floods and 2 lightning strikes. 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 100 mph, on July 3, 2014. July has had the most flash floods, 6 of 19. Of the 798 New York cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 300 have had fewer than St Johnsville.

  • June 28, 2013: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of St Johnsville — 1 killed.

  • September 7, 1998: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of St Johnsville — $300,000 damage.

  • May 18, 2000: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of St Johnsville — $200,000 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 St Johnsville's ZIP code 13452 have filed 23 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 2006, and were paid $406,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2006, with 17. 9% 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, 135 have fewer than St Johnsville.

Fulton County, which includes St Johnsville, has been named in 18 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1993, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 severe storms, 3 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 Fulton County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for hail and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $16.5 million a year, the 53rd highest of 62 New York counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $12.0 million (73%), 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).

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