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Wind in Otsego County, New York
470 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.
Otsego County, New York, has 470 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 51 different years.
July is the busiest month, with 147 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 243 events against 206 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.9% of the 24,828 wind events recorded in New York; its 46.9 per 100 square miles compares with 52.7 statewide.
NCEI attributes 2 deaths in the county to damaging wind.
49 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 4 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 | Otsego County | New York | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 470 | 24,828 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 46.9 | 52.7 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 80.9 | 12.5 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 2 | 110 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
1Feb
2Mar
5Apr
18May
38Jun
87Jul
147Aug
88Sep
36Oct
34Nov
11Dec
3
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 181 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 470. 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 | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 2 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Oct 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $22K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2011 | High Wind | 58 mph | $200K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Feb 2011 | High Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 16 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 104 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 30 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Nov 2003 | High Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Oct 2003 | High Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Sep 2003 | High Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Dec 2000 | High Wind | 59 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Nov 1999 | High Wind | — | $33K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Sep 1999 | High Wind | — | $71K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 1998 | High Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Sep 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $100K | — | 1 | 5 | County |
| 31 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $125K | — | — | 10 | County |
| 29 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jan 1996 | High Wind | — | $12K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 16 Jun 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | 1 | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Otsego County had?
470 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 Otsego County?
30 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 Otsego County?
The high wind of 28 Aug 2011, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $200K.
How does Otsego County compare with New York for wind?
46.9 events per 100 square miles against 52.7 statewide; the county holds 470 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.