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Wind in Tompkins County, New York
273 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.
Tompkins County, New York, has 273 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 49 different years.
July is the busiest month, with 75 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 153 events against 97 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.1% of the 24,828 wind events recorded in New York; its 57.5 per 100 square miles compares with 52.7 statewide.
41 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 9 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 | Tompkins County | New York | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 273 | 24,828 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 57.5 | 52.7 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 26.0 | 12.5 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 110 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
1Feb
1Mar
6Apr
11May
28Jun
69Jul
75Aug
49Sep
17Oct
6Nov
6Dec
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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 174 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 273. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 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 | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | $14K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $80K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Oct 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Feb 2011 | High Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Nov 2005 | Strong Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Nov 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Dec 2004 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Nov 2003 | High Wind | 58 mph | $120K | — | — | — | 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 | 81 mph | $400K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Dec 2000 | High Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Nov 1999 | High Wind | — | $33K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 1998 | High Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Sep 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $80K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Tompkins County had?
273 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 Tompkins County?
18 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 Tompkins County?
The thunderstorm wind of 29 Aug 2003, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $400K.
How does Tompkins County compare with New York for wind?
57.5 events per 100 square miles against 52.7 statewide; the county holds 273 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.