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Wind in Hamilton County, New York
195 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
NCEI records 195 wind events in Hamilton County, New York, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 39 years.
July is the busiest month, with 33 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 115 events against 71 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.8% of the 24,828 wind events recorded in New York; its 11.4 per 100 square miles compares with 52.7 statewide.
NCEI attributes 2 deaths in the county to damaging wind.
20 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 1 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with New York
| Measure | Hamilton County | New York | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 195 | 24,828 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 11.4 | 52.7 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 380.9 | 12.5 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 2 | 110 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
21Feb
12Mar
10Apr
8May
24Jun
26Jul
33Aug
20Sep
9Oct
9Nov
8Dec
15
Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
All 195 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Strong Wind | 56 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Jan 2026 | Strong Wind | 41 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Dec 2025 | Strong Wind | 43 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Strong Wind | 56 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Oct 2025 | Strong Wind | 43 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2025 | Strong Wind | 41 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Mar 2025 | Strong Wind | 41 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Feb 2025 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Feb 2025 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Jan 2025 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Dec 2024 | Strong Wind | 37 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jan 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Feb 2022 | Strong Wind | 47 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Dec 2021 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Oct 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2021 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2020 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Apr 2020 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Jan 2020 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Dec 2019 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Nov 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Oct 2019 | Strong Wind | 56 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2019 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Feb 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Feb 2019 | Strong Wind | 56 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Jan 2019 | Strong Wind | 53 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Dec 2018 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Dec 2018 | Strong Wind | 37 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Nov 2018 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Nov 2018 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2018 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Oct 2017 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jan 2017 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Oct 2016 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jan 2016 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 2013 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Jan 2013 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Jan 2013 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Sep 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jan 2012 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2011 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Dec 2008 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Dec 2008 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Dec 2008 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Sep 2008 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jan 2008 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jan 2008 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jan 2008 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Dec 2007 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Dec 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Nov 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 2006 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 2006 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jan 2006 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jan 2006 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Nov 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 2005 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Oct 2003 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Feb 2002 | High Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Feb 2001 | High Wind | — | $75K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Dec 2000 | High Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Dec 2000 | High Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Nov 1999 | High Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Nov 1998 | High Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Sep 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Sep 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Sep 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 1997 | High Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Feb 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Feb 1997 | High Wind | — | $30K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Jan 1996 | High Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Jan 1996 | High Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Jan 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jan 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $100K | — | 1 | 1 | County |
| 15 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $100K | — | 1 | 1 | County |
| 15 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $100K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 15 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $100K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 15 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $75M | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Hamilton County had?
195 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Hamilton County?
30 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 49 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Hamilton County?
The thunderstorm wind of 15 Jul 1995, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $75M.
How does Hamilton County compare with New York for wind?
11.4 events per 100 square miles against 52.7 statewide; the county holds 195 of the state's 24,828 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.