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Wind in Niagara County, New York
322 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.
Niagara County, New York, has 322 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 50 different years.
July is the busiest month, with 55 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 186 events against 109 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.3% of the 24,828 wind events recorded in New York; its 61.6 per 100 square miles compares with 52.7 statewide.
123 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 6 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 | Niagara County | New York | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 322 | 24,828 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 61.6 | 52.7 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 15.2 | 12.5 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 110 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
18Feb
12Mar
16Apr
8May
37Jun
47Jul
55Aug
46Sep
35Oct
21Nov
13Dec
14
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 185 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 322. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jan 2026 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jan 2025 | High Wind | 59 mph | $500 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Dec 2024 | High Wind | 59 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jan 2024 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jan 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 17 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Dec 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2022 | High Wind | 64 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 74 mph | $200K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 59 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2020 | High Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Mar 2020 | High Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Jan 2020 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Nov 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Nov 2019 | High Wind | 60 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Oct 2019 | High Wind | 60 mph | $500K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Feb 2019 | High Wind | 74 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Jan 2019 | High Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Nov 2018 | High Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2018 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 May 2018 | High Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Apr 2018 | High Wind | 63 mph | $40K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Oct 2017 | High Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2017 | High Wind | 60 mph | $30K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Mar 2017 | High Wind | 72 mph | $500K | — | — | 3 | Forecast zone |
| 1 Mar 2017 | High Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Jan 2017 | High Wind | 64 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Sep 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jan 2016 | High Wind | 64 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Nov 2015 | High Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2015 | High Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Jan 2015 | High Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Nov 2014 | High Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Nov 2013 | High Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Nov 2013 | High Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jan 2013 | High Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Jan 2013 | High Wind | 66 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Oct 2012 | High Wind | 58 mph | $200K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Mar 2012 | High Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Feb 2012 | High Wind | 58 mph | $75K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Jan 2012 | High Wind | 62 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Apr 2011 | High Wind | 83 mph | $800K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2010 | High Wind | 62 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 2009 | High Wind | 60 mph | $30K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Dec 2008 | High Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Dec 2008 | High Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Sep 2008 | High Wind | 59 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Jan 2008 | High Wind | 58 mph | $150K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jan 2008 | High Wind | 70 mph | $200K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Dec 2007 | High Wind | 40 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Sep 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Dec 2006 | High Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 2006 | High Wind | 62 mph | $150K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Nov 2005 | High Wind | 64 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | $200K | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Dec 2004 | High Wind | 62 mph | $60K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Oct 2003 | High Wind | 40 mph | $200K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Feb 2003 | High Wind | 78 mph | $150K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Mar 2002 | High Wind | 66 mph | $200K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Mar 2002 | High Wind | 58 mph | $75K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Feb 2002 | High Wind | 58 mph | $750K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Feb 2001 | High Wind | 58 mph | $75K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Feb 2001 | High Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Dec 2000 | High Wind | 63 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $55K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 1998 | High Wind | 62 mph | $35K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Sep 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $250K | $2.0M | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $23K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 1998 | High Wind | 71 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 May 1997 | High Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Feb 1997 | High Wind | 81 mph | $100K | — | — | 2 | Forecast zone |
| 22 Feb 1997 | High Wind | 59 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Dec 1996 | High Wind | — | $55K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Oct 1996 | High Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Sep 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $26K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jan 1996 | High Wind | — | $45K | — | — | 3 | Forecast zone |
| 26 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 28 Aug 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Niagara County had?
322 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 Niagara County?
19 May 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Niagara County?
The thunderstorm wind of 6 Sep 1998, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $250K and crop damage at $2.0M.
How does Niagara County compare with New York for wind?
61.6 events per 100 square miles against 52.7 statewide; the county holds 322 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.