NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Wurtsboro, 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
23 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Wurtsboro, 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, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 2
- Tropical storms
- 21
- Tornadoes
- 27
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
9 deaths in all
What the records show for Wurtsboro
The strongest storm to pass near Wurtsboro was an unnamed storm in 1893, a Category 1 hurricane with 81 mph winds when its centre passed 47 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1878, whose centre came within 26 miles. The record near Wurtsboro begins with an unnamed storm in 1861; the most recent system was Isaias in 2020, a tropical storm 7 miles away. Of the 23 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Wurtsboro 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 F3 on July 14, 1988; its path came within 18 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on November 16, 1989, killed 9 people. Of the 27, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 9 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 10. The most recent tornado was on August 9, 2024. Of the 809 New York cities, 54% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Wurtsboro. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 22 times since 1990, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 809 New York cities, 80% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Wurtsboro.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Wurtsboro
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | IreneAug 28 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1996 | BerthaJul 13 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 23 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1971 | DoriaAug 28 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1960 | BrendaJul 30 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1955 | DianeAug 19 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1952 | AbleSep 1 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 3 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 30 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 4 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 17 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormNov 1 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 29 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 24 | 47 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 22 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 23 | 26 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormSep 30 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormOct 30 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 19 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormSep 28 | 69 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 Wurtsboro: 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 Wurtsboro
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s2
- 2000s5
- 1990s4
- 1980s7(1 EF3+)
- 1970s5
- 1960s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 1988 | F3 | 18 mi | 7.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 29, 2009 | EF2 | 20 mi | 6.56 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 26, 1986 | F2 | 2 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 21, 1976 | F2 | 14 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1974 | F2 | 6 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 9, 1972 | F2 | 17 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jul 29, 1971 | F2 | 23 mi | 6.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 9, 1961 | F2 | 18 mi | 6.8 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Nov 16, 1989 | F1 | 19 mi | 9.1 mi | 9 / 18 |
| Aug 27, 2020 | EF1 | 14 mi | 2.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 13, 2014 | EF1 | 22 mi | 0.75 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 29, 2011 | EF1 | 17 mi | 4.67 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 Wurtsboro
The Storm Prediction Center has 22 hail reports within 10 miles of Wurtsboro since 1990, made on 18 separate days. Of these, 11 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on June 20, 1995. The most recent report is from September 7, 2023. June has the most reports, 6.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Wurtsboro
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Middletown 2 NW, NY, 10 miles south of Wurtsboro at 700 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 18°F. June and October are the wettest at 4.6 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.1 inches; the year adds up to 44.4 inches over 80 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 57% of the year's precipitation (25.4 of 44.4 inches); the other six months are drier. August has brought the most of the 23 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (9); a normal August there has highs of 81°F and 4.5 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 123 nights a year. That 44.4 inches is more than at 77 of the 137 New York stations used on this site (56%). Woodridge, 9 miles north, has its own station (Liberty 1 NE, NY): 53.1 inches a year, 8.7 more than here, and a July average high of 79°F against 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 18 | 2.6 | 7 |
| Feb | 37 | 18 | 2.1 | 5 |
| Mar | 47 | 26 | 3.0 | 7 |
| Apr | 60 | 38 | 4.0 | 7 |
| May | 70 | 48 | 3.8 | 8 |
| Jun | 78 | 57 | 4.6 | 8 |
| Jul | 82 | 62 | 4.2 | 7 |
| Aug | 81 | 60 | 4.5 | 6 |
| Sep | 73 | 53 | 4.3 | 6 |
| Oct | 62 | 43 | 4.6 | 6 |
| Nov | 50 | 33 | 3.2 | 7 |
| Dec | 39 | 24 | 3.5 | 7 |
| Year | 59 | 40 | 44.4 | 80 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Middletown 2 NW, NY (700 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 Wurtsboro
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 93 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Wurtsboro: 64 thunderstorm wind reports, 14 flash floods, 12 floods and 3 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $10.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on June 26, 2009. Of the 798 New York cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 212 have had fewer than Wurtsboro.
June 16, 2007: lightning strike 10 miles from the centre of Wurtsboro — 4 injured.
September 8, 2011: flood 9 miles from the centre of Wurtsboro — $6.3 million damage.
April 15, 2007: flood 7 miles from the centre of Wurtsboro — $3.2 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Wurtsboro's ZIP code 12790 have filed 31 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $126,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 32% 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, 200 have fewer than Wurtsboro.
Sullivan County, which includes Wurtsboro, has been named in 35 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 22 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 severe storms, 8 hurricanes, 5 snowstorms, 4 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Remnants of Hurricane Ida, on September 5, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Sullivan County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for hurricanes, hail and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $36.5 million a year, the 23rd highest of 62 New York counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $26.7 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
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