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Wind in Monroe County, New York
409 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 409 wind events in Monroe County, New York, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 60 years.
July is the busiest month, with 91 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 257 events against 105 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.6% of the 24,828 wind events recorded in New York; its 62.3 per 100 square miles compares with 52.7 statewide.
NCEI attributes 4 deaths in the county to damaging wind.
184 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 13 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 | Monroe County | New York | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 409 | 24,828 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 62.3 | 52.7 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 5.4 | 12.5 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 4 | 110 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
21Feb
13Mar
26Apr
18May
42Jun
74Jul
91Aug
62Sep
17Oct
25Nov
10Dec
10
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
The 193 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 409. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jan 2026 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jan 2025 | High Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Oct 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Oct 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jan 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jan 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Dec 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2022 | High Wind | 72 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 63 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 59 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 60 mph | $150K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Sep 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2020 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Mar 2020 | High Wind | 61 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Jan 2020 | High Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Nov 2019 | High Wind | 60 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Oct 2019 | High Wind | 60 mph | $500K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Feb 2019 | High Wind | 66 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Feb 2019 | High Wind | 59 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Apr 2018 | High Wind | 66 mph | $40K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Oct 2017 | High Wind | 60 mph | $35K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2017 | High Wind | 60 mph | $30K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Mar 2017 | High Wind | 71 mph | $1.5M | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Mar 2017 | High Wind | 64 mph | $40K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Jan 2017 | High Wind | 58 mph | $125K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 2013 | High Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Oct 2012 | High Wind | 60 mph | $350K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Mar 2012 | High Wind | 66 mph | $35K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Feb 2012 | High Wind | 67 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Jan 2012 | High Wind | 72 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Apr 2011 | High Wind | 62 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 May 2010 | High Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 May 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | 4 | Forecast zone |
| 12 Feb 2009 | High Wind | 60 mph | $30K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Dec 2008 | High Wind | 63 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Sep 2008 | High Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Jan 2008 | High Wind | 60 mph | $150K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jan 2008 | High Wind | 74 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Sep 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $55K | — | 1 | 1 | County |
| 19 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 2006 | High Wind | 77 mph | $500K | — | 1 | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Sep 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Nov 2003 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 15 Oct 2003 | High Wind | 41 mph | $300K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2003 | High Wind | 63 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Feb 2003 | High Wind | 60 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2002 | High Wind | 63 mph | $500K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Mar 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 2002 | High Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Feb 2002 | High Wind | 72 mph | $750K | — | — | 2 | Forecast zone |
| 25 Feb 2001 | High Wind | — | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Feb 2001 | High Wind | — | $300K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Dec 2000 | High Wind | — | $200K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jan 2000 | High Wind | 55 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Nov 1999 | High Wind | — | $100K | — | 1 | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Oct 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $150K | — | — | 4 | County |
| 31 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 1998 | High Wind | — | $150K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Sep 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $20M | $2.0M | — | 1 | County |
| 6 Sep 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1.2M | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $350K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 1998 | High Wind | 60 mph | $40K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Feb 1997 | High Wind | 75 mph | $150K | — | — | 2 | Forecast zone |
| 22 Feb 1997 | High Wind | 70 mph | $500K | — | 1 | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 30 Oct 1996 | High Wind | — | $25K | — | — | 2 | Forecast zone |
| 20 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Monroe County had?
409 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 Monroe County?
11 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Monroe County?
The thunderstorm wind of 6 Sep 1998, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $20M and crop damage at $2.0M.
How does Monroe County compare with New York for wind?
62.3 events per 100 square miles against 52.7 statewide; the county holds 409 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.