NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Walton, 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
12 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Walton, New York since 1851, 1 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Isaias in 2020. Since 1950, 21 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 1
- Tropical storms
- 11
- Tornadoes
- 21
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Walton
The strongest storm to pass near Walton was an unnamed storm in 1878, a Category 1 hurricane with 77 mph winds when its centre passed 26 miles away. The record near Walton begins with an unnamed storm in 1866; the most recent system was Isaias in 2020, a tropical storm 40 miles away. Of the 12 systems, one has come since 2000. Of the 809 New York cities on this site, 49% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Walton. The highest rating among the 21 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 31, 1998, came within 7 miles. Of the 21, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 14 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 6. The most recent tornado was on September 25, 2025. Of the 809 New York cities, 73% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Walton. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 28 times since 1956, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 809 New York cities, 70% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Walton.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Walton
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 23 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormAug 24 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 3 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 17 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormNov 1 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 29 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 23 | 26 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1876 | Unnamed 1876 stormSep 18 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormOct 30 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Walton: 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 Walton
By decade
- 2020s6
- 2010s4
- 2000s4
- 1990s6(2 EF3+)
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1998 | F3 | 24 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 31, 1998 | F3 | 7 mi | 62 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | EF2 | 20 mi | 9.95 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 7, 2023 | EF1 | 20 mi | 1.96 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 7, 2023 | EF1 | 22 mi | 1.41 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 25, 2022 | EF1 | 2 mi | 2.29 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 2, 2014 | EF1 | 11 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 26, 2011 | EF1 | 21 mi | 4.84 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 24, 2004 | F1 | 14 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 2002 | F1 | 22 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 26, 1998 | F1 | 4 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 21, 1990 | F1 | 19 mi | 0.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 21, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Walton
The Storm Prediction Center has 28 hail reports within 10 miles of Walton since 1956, made on 20 separate days. Of these, 13 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on May 9, 2000. The most recent report is from May 22, 2014. May has the most reports, 9.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Walton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Walton 2, NY, in Walton at 1,480 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 79°F and low of 55°F; January is the coolest, at 32°F and 11°F. August is the wettest at 5.2 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.6 inches; the year adds up to 49.3 inches over 104 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 56% of the year's precipitation (27.7 of 49.3 inches); the other six months are drier. August has brought the most of the 12 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (4); a normal August there has highs of 78°F and 5.2 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 3 days a year, almost all from July. Lows fall below freezing on about 173 nights a year. That 49.3 inches is more than at 119 of the 137 New York stations used on this site (87%). Delhi, 14 miles northeast, has its own station (Delhi 2 SE, NY): 48.6 inches a year, 0.7 less than here, and a July average high of 80°F against 79°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 11 | 3.5 | 8 |
| Feb | 34 | 12 | 2.6 | 7 |
| Mar | 43 | 19 | 3.5 | 8 |
| Apr | 56 | 31 | 4.2 | 9 |
| May | 67 | 41 | 4.2 | 11 |
| Jun | 75 | 50 | 5.0 | 10 |
| Jul | 79 | 55 | 4.5 | 8 |
| Aug | 78 | 54 | 5.2 | 9 |
| Sep | 71 | 47 | 4.6 | 8 |
| Oct | 60 | 36 | 4.7 | 9 |
| Nov | 47 | 27 | 3.7 | 8 |
| Dec | 36 | 19 | 3.6 | 9 |
| Year | 56 | 33 | 49.3 | 104 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Walton 2, NY (1,480 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 Walton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 86 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Walton: 62 thunderstorm wind reports, 19 flash floods, 4 floods and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 4 people and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $63.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on July 21, 2003. June has had the most flash floods, 8 of 19. Of the 798 New York cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 300 have had fewer than Walton.
June 19, 2007: flash flood 4 miles from the centre of Walton — 4 killed, $30.0 million damage.
NWS: “A catastrophic flash flood occurred the evening of June 19th. The area along the border of Delaware and Sullivan Counties received between 8 and 11 inches of rain in 2 to 3 hours.”
July 23, 2008: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Walton — $15.0 million damage.
NWS: “Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused significant flash flooding. All roads in the towns of Colchester were closed, and a State of Emergency was declared.”
July 23, 2008: flash flood 4 miles from the centre of Walton — $10.0 million damage.
NWS: “Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused significant flash flooding. All roads in the towns of Andes, Stamford and Middletown were closed, and States of Emergency were declared.”
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 Walton's ZIP code 13856 have filed 225 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $8.3 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1996: 52 claims (23% of all) and $862,000. The year with the most claims was 2006, with 133. 28% 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, 446 have fewer than Walton.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1996 | 52 | $862,000 |
Delaware County, which includes Walton, has been named in 39 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 27 of them major disasters (by incident: 15 severe storms, 7 floods, 5 hurricanes, 5 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Remnants of Tropical Storm Debby, on September 24, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Delaware County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for inland flooding; Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $35.5 million a year, the 24th highest of 62 New York counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $30.9 million (87%), 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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Cities near Walton
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- Delhi, NY14 mi
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- Otego, NY16 mi
- Deposit, NY17 mi
- Bainbridge, NY18 mi
- Roscoe, NY19 mi
- Afton, NY20 mi
- Oneonta, NY20 mi
- Livingston Manor, NY26 mi
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