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New York, 1984

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

101events recorded237 in 1983
0deaths recorded14 injuries
$578Kproperty damage (estimates)
2disaster declarations3,898 NFIP claims, $12M paid
← 19831985 →

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.

Events by hazard

Wind81
Hail14
Tornado6

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1984 was 101 against 237 in 1983.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1984
Chautauqua County8
Oneida County8
Erie County6
Oswego County5
Saratoga County5
Montgomery County4
Nassau County4
Rensselaer County4
Washington County4
Cattaraugus County3
Onondaga County3
Ontario County3
St. Lawrence County3
Steuben County3
Chemung County2
Dutchess County2
Essex County2
Jefferson County2
Lewis County2
Madison County2
Orange County2
Orleans County2
Schenectady County2
Suffolk County2
Ulster County2

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
12 May 1984AlbanyTornadoF0$25,000—13
11 Sep 1984SenecaThunderstorm Wind0 mph——1
11 Jul 1984OneidaTornadoF0$250,000——
11 Jul 1984OneidaTornadoF0$250,000——
12 May 1984DutchessTornadoF0$25,000——
12 May 1984UlsterTornadoF0$25,000——
11 Jul 1984HerkimerTornadoF0$2,500——

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1984

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
25 Sep 1984DR-725Major disasterFloodSevere Storms & Flooding3
17 Apr 1984DR-702Major disasterFloodCoastal Storms & Flooding12

Flood insurance claims with a 1984 date of loss

3,898 NFIP claims, 2,226 of them paid, for $11,522,711.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.