NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Walden, 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
31 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Walden, 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, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 4
- Tropical storms
- 27
- Tornadoes
- 32
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
10 deaths in all
What the records show for Walden
The strongest storm to pass near Walden was an unnamed storm in 1938, a Category 2 hurricane with 108 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 30 miles. The record near Walden 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 31 systems, 3 have come since 2000. Walden has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 60% of the 809 New York cities on this site. The strongest of the 32 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on July 14, 1988; its path came within 22 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on November 16, 1989, killed 9 people. Of the 32, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 13 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on August 9, 2024. Walden has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 59% of the 809 New York cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 38 times since 1990, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 809 New York cities, 54% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Walden.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Walden
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | IreneAug 28 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2008 | HannaSep 7 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1999 | FloydSep 17 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1996 | BerthaJul 13 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | GloriaSep 27 | 62 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1976 | BelleAug 10 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 22 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1971 | DoriaAug 28 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1968 | Unnamed 1968 stormSep 11 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | Unnamed 1961 stormSep 15 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1960 | BrendaJul 30 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1955 | DianeAug 19 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1952 | AbleSep 1 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1938 | Unnamed 1938 stormSep 21 | 64 mi | Category 2 (108 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormSep 9 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 3 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 30 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 4 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormNov 1 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 29 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 24 | 30 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 22 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 23 | 39 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormSep 30 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1872 | Unnamed 1872 stormOct 26 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormOct 30 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 19 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormSep 28 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Walden: 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 Walden
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s4
- 2000s7
- 1990s5
- 1980s6(1 EF3+)
- 1970s7
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 1988 | F3 | 22 mi | 7.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 18, 2000 | F2 | 21 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 26, 1986 | F2 | 15 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 21, 1976 | F2 | 15 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1974 | F2 | 17 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 29, 1971 | F2 | 9 mi | 6.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 16, 1989 | F1 | 3 mi | 9.1 mi | 9 / 18 |
| Aug 27, 2020 | EF1 | 4 mi | 2.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 2, 2018 | EF1 | 23 mi | 2.12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 2017 | EF1 | 17 mi | 1.11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 29, 2011 | EF1 | 13 mi | 4.67 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 25, 2006 | 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 Walden
The Storm Prediction Center has 38 hail reports within 10 miles of Walden since 1990, made on 27 separate days. Of these, 22 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 September 8, 2023. June has the most reports, 14.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Walden
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Walden 1 ESE, NY, 1 mile southeast of Walden at 380 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 36°F and 16°F. October is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.7 inches; the year adds up to 45.5 inches over 84 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 55% of the year's precipitation (25.1 of 45.5 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 31 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (13); a normal September there has highs of 76°F and 4.3 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 10 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 147 nights a year. Snowfall averages 44.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 45.5 inches is more than at 87 of the 137 New York stations used on this site (64%). Montgomery, 5 miles southwest, has its own station (Montgomery Orange Airport, NY): 41.0 inches a year, 4.5 less than here, and a July average high of 84°F against 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 16 | 3.0 | 8 | 11.3 |
| Feb | 39 | 17 | 2.7 | 6 | 11.2 |
| Mar | 47 | 26 | 3.6 | 8 | 10.7 |
| Apr | 61 | 37 | 3.7 | 7 | 0.7 |
| May | 71 | 47 | 3.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 80 | 57 | 4.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 85 | 61 | 4.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 59 | 4.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 51 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 40 | 4.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 52 | 31 | 3.2 | 6 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 41 | 23 | 3.6 | 7 | 9.2 |
| Year | 61 | 39 | 45.5 | 84 | 44.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Walden 1 ESE, NY (380 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 Walden
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 186 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Walden: 150 thunderstorm wind reports, 18 flash floods, 9 floods and 9 lightning strikes. They killed 1 person and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $850,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on June 12, 2015. July has had the most flash floods, 10 of 18. Of the 798 New York cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 287 have had fewer than Walden.
May 15, 2018: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Walden — 1 killed, 1 injured, $5,000 damage.
June 30, 1998: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Walden — 4 injured.
August 9, 2000: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Walden — $100,000 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 Walden's ZIP code 12586 have filed 11 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $109,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 45% 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 Walden.
Orange County, which includes Walden, has been named in 36 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 21 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 hurricanes, 10 severe storms, 4 floods, 4 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms and Flooding, on July 22, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Orange County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for hurricanes, tornadoes and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail and coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $98.7 million a year, the 11th highest of 62 New York counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $63.2 million (64%), 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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