NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Ulster Park, 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
28 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Ulster Park, New York since 1851, 4 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Isaias in 2020. Since 1950, 32 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 4
- Tropical storms
- 24
- Tornadoes
- 32
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
10 deaths in all
What the records show for Ulster Park
The strongest storm to pass near Ulster Park was an unnamed storm in 1938, a Category 2 hurricane with 101 mph winds when its centre passed 53 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1893, whose centre came within 27 miles. The record near Ulster Park begins with an unnamed storm in 1861; the most recent system was Isaias in 2020, a tropical storm 23 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 4 systems. Of the 28 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Ulster Park has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 60% of the 809 New York cities on this site. The highest rating among the 32 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2, reached 3 times; the most recent, on July 21, 2003, came within 24 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on November 16, 1989, killed 9 people. Of the 32, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 15 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 9. The most recent tornado was on August 9, 2024. Ulster Park has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 59% of the 809 New York cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 70 times since 1975, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Ulster Park has more hail reports within 10 miles than 81% of the 809 New York cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Ulster Park
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | IreneAug 28 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1999 | FloydSep 17 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1996 | BerthaJul 13 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | GloriaSep 27 | 58 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1976 | BelleAug 10 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 23 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1971 | DoriaAug 28 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1968 | Unnamed 1968 stormSep 11 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1960 | BrendaJul 30 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1952 | AbleSep 1 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1938 | Unnamed 1938 stormSep 21 | 53 mi | Category 2 (101 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormSep 9 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 3 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 30 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 4 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormNov 1 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 29 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 24 | 27 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 22 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 23 | 30 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormSep 30 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1872 | Unnamed 1872 stormOct 26 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormOct 30 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 19 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormSep 28 | 56 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 Ulster Park: 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 Ulster Park
By decade
- 2020s5
- 2010s3
- 2000s7
- 1990s5
- 1980s6
- 1970s6
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2003 | F2 | 24 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 7 |
| May 18, 2000 | F2 | 3 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 21, 1976 | F2 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 16, 1989 | F1 | 25 mi | 9.1 mi | 9 / 18 |
| Jul 13, 2022 | EF1 | 6 mi | 0.52 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 12, 2021 | EF1 | 18 mi | 2.44 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 21, 2021 | EF1 | 22 mi | 0.64 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 15, 2018 | EF1 | 15 mi | 4.26 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 2017 | EF1 | 16 mi | 1.11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 25, 2006 | F1 | 17 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 28, 2003 | F1 | 23 mi | 1.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 21, 2003 | F1 | 22 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 32, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Ulster Park
The Storm Prediction Center has 70 hail reports within 10 miles of Ulster Park since 1975, made on 37 separate days. Of these, 39 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on August 13, 2003. The most recent report is from July 3, 2025. June has the most reports, 33.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Ulster Park
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Rhinebeck 4SE, NY, 7 miles east of Ulster Park at 301 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 56°F; January is the coolest, at 37°F and 11°F. October is the wettest at 5.3 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 3.1 inches; the year adds up to 50.6 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 (26.8 of 50.6 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 28 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (11); a normal September there has highs of 77°F and 4.3 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 20 days a year, almost all from May to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 185 nights a year. That 50.6 inches is more than at 126 of the 137 New York stations used on this site (92%). Hyde Park, 7 miles southeast, has its own station (Poughkeepsie, NY): 47.1 inches a year, 3.5 less than here, and a July average high of 83°F against 86°F.
Water temperature at the NOAA tide station Turkey Point Hudson River NERRS, NY, 11 miles north, averaged 79°F in July and 35°F in February over 2021–2025. No month averaged 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Water °F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37 | 11 | 4.1 | 8 | 35 |
| Feb | 40 | 12 | 3.1 | 5 | 35 |
| Mar | 49 | 20 | 4.1 | 8 | 40 |
| Apr | 62 | 31 | 3.9 | 7 | 49 |
| May | 73 | 43 | 3.8 | 8 | 62 |
| Jun | 81 | 52 | 4.1 | 8 | 73 |
| Jul | 86 | 56 | 4.6 | 7 | 79 |
| Aug | 84 | 55 | 4.9 | 7 | 77 |
| Sep | 77 | 47 | 4.3 | 7 | 73 |
| Oct | 65 | 35 | 5.3 | 7 | 62 |
| Nov | 53 | 26 | 3.6 | 6 | 49 |
| Dec | 42 | 17 | 4.8 | 8 | 38 |
| Year | 62 | 34 | 50.6 | 87 | 56 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Rhinebeck 4SE, NY (301 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals; water temperature: average of hourly readings 2021–2025 at the NOAA tide station Turkey Point Hudson River NERRS, NY, from NOAA Tides & Currents. 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 Ulster Park
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 367 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Ulster Park: 296 thunderstorm wind reports, 51 floods, 12 flash floods, 5 lightning strikes and 3 heavy rain events. They killed 1 person and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $6.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 98 mph, on November 25, 2004. July has had the most flash floods, 8 of 12. Of the 798 New York cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 180 have had fewer than Ulster Park.
July 3, 2009: lightning strike 9 miles from the centre of Ulster Park — 1 killed.
June 14, 2008: lightning strike 10 miles from the centre of Ulster Park — 4 injured.
April 16, 2007: flood 6 miles from the centre of Ulster Park — $5.7 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
Ulster County, which includes Ulster Park, has been named in 37 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 25 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 severe storms, 9 hurricanes, 7 floods, 5 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Remnants of Hurricane Ida, on September 5, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Ulster County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail and inland flooding; Relatively Low for coastal flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $67.2 million a year, the 14th highest of 62 New York counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $45.5 million (68%), 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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