Warren County, New York
County storm and disaster record · FIPS 36113 · population 65,709 · 867 sq mi
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 1,181 records for Warren County, New York from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 659 days; the most frequent are winter storm records (362 records). 715 of them are forecast-zone records, which the National Weather Service files once per zone: a county covered by several zones receives each one, so a single storm can add several records on the same day. The deadliest single record is the July 15, 1995 thunderstorm wind: 2 deaths and $39,000 in damage in 2025 dollars. FEMA has issued 19 declarations naming the county since 1976, 15 of them for natural hazards; the latest for a natural hazard was “Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding” on December 19, 2019.
The record, 1950 to 2026
Storm records filed for the county each year (2026 to June 30, 2026). Before 1996 NOAA recorded only tornadoes (from 1950), thunderstorm wind and hail (from 1955).
- recorded, no damage figure
- under $100,000
- $100,000 or more
- $1 million or more
- $10 million or more, or a death
- $100 million or more, or 10 deaths
- a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
- a year with a death
- 1955: wind and hail recorded from 1955
- 1996: all 48 event types from 1996
- Storm records
- 1,181on 659 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
- Deaths recorded
- 541 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $64Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
- Tornadoes
- 7strongest EF1
- FEMA declarations
- 19latest 2020
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026 (file revision 20260918); damage converted to 2025 dollars with the BLS CPI-U. Search the record at NCEI. BLS consumer price index.
What hazards hit Warren County most?
The most frequent records are winter storm records: 362 since 1996. 48% of its winter storm records since 1996 fell in January and February. The rank column places the county among New York's counties by days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land over each hazard's complete period.
| Hazard | Records | Days | First, last | Killed | Injured | Damage | Rank in state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter storms | 362 | 220 | 1996-2026 | 0 | 5 | $375K | 18 of 58 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 298 | 147 | 1966-2026 | 3 | 9 | $20M | 44 of 58 |
| Extreme cold | 148 | 96 | 1996-2026 | 1 | 0 | – | 9 of 58 |
| High wind and dust storms | 128 | 84 | 1996-2026 | 0 | 2 | $1.5M | 22 of 58 |
| Floods | 108 | 60 | 1996-2026 | 0 | 1 | $41M | 29 of 58 |
| Heat | 58 | 49 | 1998-2026 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 of 58 |
| Hail | 54 | 36 | 1968-2024 | 0 | 1 | $22K | 48 of 58 |
| Lightning | 10 | 9 | 1997-2021 | 1 | 23 | $119K | 25 of 58 |
| Tornadoes | 7 | 6 | 1978-2024 | 0 | 0 | $1.1M | 43 of 58 |
| Fog, smoke and funnel clouds | 3 | 3 | 2000-2021 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 of 58 |
| Drought | 2 | 2 | 1999-1999 | 0 | 0 | – | 50 of 58 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 2 | 1 | 2011-2011 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 of 58 |
| Wildfires | 1 | 1 | 2002-2002 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 of 58 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (county and forecast-zone records attributed to the county; a zone record shows its own totals on each county it covers). Days: dates with at least one record of the hazard in the county. Ranks: days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer), since 1950 for tornadoes, 1955 for hail and thunderstorm wind, 1996 for the rest.
How many tornadoes has Warren County had?
NOAA records 7 tornadoes in Warren County from 1978 to 2024, the strongest rated EF1, with 0 deaths and 0 injuries recorded in the county. A tornado that crossed a county line is counted in each county it touched, with the length of its path inside the county.
Counted as whole tornadoes rather than county records, the Storm Prediction Center's database holds 7 tornadoes whose track touched Warren County since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 7, the same count); along their whole tracks they killed 0 people.
Map of the strongest tornado tracks in New York.
Every tornado record filed for Warren County (7)
| Date | Place | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-16 | The Glen, Warren County | EF0 9.64 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2024-07-16 | Harrisburg, Warren County | EF1 2.47 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020-08-29 | Hartman, Warren County | EF0 0.47 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020-05-29 | Hartman, Warren County | EF1 8.58 mi x 433 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2014-07-08 | North Creek, Warren County | EF0 1.09 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1985-04-18 | Warren County | F0 2.5 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1978-05-09 | Warren County | F1 1.2 mi x 167 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
A damage figure marked "step" is a record from before 1993: NOAA then filed damage by category, and the figure is the category as entered, in the dollars of that year, not an estimate of the loss.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, tornado records by county (path length in the county, maximum width); ratings as published: F scale before February 1, 2007, EF scale after. Whole-track figures: NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database (1950-2025). SPC severe weather database.
When was the last damaging storm in Warren County?
The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the March 12, 2026 flood ($5,000 in damage in 2025 dollars).
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | Thunderstorm WindWarrensburg, Warren County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-18 | Thunderstorm WindRiparius, Warren County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-11 | HeatWarren County · forecast zone Southeast Warren | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-06-06 | Thunderstorm WindNorth Creek, Warren County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-04-14 | Thunderstorm WindWarrensburg, Warren County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-04-14 | Thunderstorm WindLake Vanare, Warren County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-04-14 | Thunderstorm WindGlens Falls Arp, Warren County | 54 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-03-16 | Strong WindWarren County · forecast zone Northern Warren | 42 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-03-16 | Strong WindWarren County · forecast zone Southeast Warren | 47 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-03-14 | Strong WindWarren County · forecast zone Northern Warren | 36 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-03-12 | FloodAthol, Warren County | 0 | 0 | $5K | |
| 2026-03-12 | FloodWarrensburg, Warren County | 0 | 0 | $4K |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database; every record of 2025-2026 is listed, earlier ones when they caused deaths, injuries or $250,000 of damage (2025 dollars), and every tornado.
The deadliest and costliest records
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-07-15 | Thunderstorm WindLake Luzerne, Warren County | 2 | 0 | $39K | |
| 1998-06-26 | LightningLake George, Warren County A weak trough of low pressure touched off thunderstorms in Hamilton, Herkimer and Warren Counties. These thunderstorms produced wind damage in Hamilton and Herkimer counties which included downed trees, powerlines and minor power outages. At Lake George Islands Campground in Warren County, lightning caused three ... | 1 | 3 | – | |
| 2018-01-05 | Extreme Cold/Wind ChillWarren County · forecast zone Southeast Warren A deep upper level trough swept across the southern US and turned northeastward offshore of the east coast from the morning of January 3 through the morning of January 4, 2018. The interaction between the cold upper trough and the relatively warmer Atlantic waters resulted in tremendous intensification of a surface ... | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 1999-07-06 | Thunderstorm WindLake George, Warren County A cold front moved from the Great Lakes eastward across New York State on July 6. With sultry air in place, and favourable strong winds aloft, this front triggered the largest outbreak of severe weather in eastern New York since May 31st, 1998. A squall line developed around midday ahead of the front and produced the ... | 1 | 0 | $12K | |
| 2016-08-13 | LightningLake George, Warren County Fifteen people were injured at the Lake George Battlefield Park due to a lightning strike and needed to be hospitalized. The people were located under a large tree which was struck by lightning during a thunderstorm. | 0 | 15 | – | |
| 2004-08-29 | LightningBolton Lndg, Warren County Five people struck by lightning on Uncas Island in Lake George (2 miles Northeast of Bolton Landing.) Injuries not serious. | 0 | 5 | – | |
| 2003-11-11 | Winter WeatherWarren County · forecast zone Northern Warren A warm front, over the Ohio Valley, produce a light batch of precipitation across eastern New York on the morning of Veteran's Day. Enough cold air was in place in Warren, Washington and northern Saratoga Counties for the precipitation to fall as light freezing rain and light sleet. This wintery mix of precipitation ... | 0 | 4 | – | |
| 2006-06-19 | Thunderstorm WindBolton, Warren County Park/Forest Service personnel reported trees blown down on Lake George's Big Burn Island and Hatchett Island. Minor injuries were occurred when a tree fell on a tent. | 60 kt wind | 0 | 3 | – |
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-07-15 | Thunderstorm WindCountywide, Warren County | 0 | 0 | $19M | |
| 2011-05-28 | Flash FloodBrant Lake, Warren County | 0 | 0 | $17M | |
| 2005-06-13 | Flash FloodChestertown, Warren County | 0 | 0 | $9.8M | |
| 2019-10-31 | Flash FloodSabbathday Pt, Warren County | 0 | 0 | $2.0M | |
| 2018-01-13 | FloodWarrensburg, Warren County | 0 | 0 | $1.2M | |
| 2011-04-28 | FloodLake Vanare, Warren County | 0 | 0 | $887K | |
| 2001-04-16 | FloodWarren County · forecast zone Warren | 0 | 0 | $833K | |
| 2019-10-31 | Flash FloodThurman, Warren County | 0 | 0 | $693K |
Before 1993 NOAA filed damage by category, not amount, so the list above starts in 1993. The highest category filed here before then (entered as $250K, in the dollars of the day) holds: May 9, 1978 (tornado, Warren County).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: deaths and injuries direct and indirect; damage is property plus crops as estimated by the National Weather Service, converted to 2025 dollars.
Is it getting more frequent?
Records per decade for Warren County's most frequent hazards. Counts rose everywhere after 1996, when NOAA began recording every event type, so compare decades within a hazard's complete period only (the shaded cells come before it).
| Hazard | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter storms | – | – | – | – | 24 | 116 | 118 | 104 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 0 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 54 | 26 | 103 | 80 |
| Extreme cold | – | – | – | – | 1 | 44 | 72 | 31 |
| High wind and dust storms | – | – | – | – | 11 | 25 | 46 | 46 |
| Floods | – | – | – | – | 10 | 25 | 40 | 33 |
| Heat | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 17 | 36 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records per calendar decade; zone records from the CZ_TYPE field (Z).
What time of year?
48% of its winter storm records since 1996 fell in January and February. The two busiest months are in violet.
The values, month by month
Jan 167 · Feb 142 · Mar 87 · Apr 71 · May 90 · Jun 94 · Jul 157 · Aug 110 · Sep 30 · Oct 46 · Nov 45 · Dec 142 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.
Federal disaster declarations for Warren County
FEMA's register lists 19 declarations that include Warren County: 13 major disasters, 6 emergencies and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for severe storm (4) and flood (4).
| Declared | Number | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-20 | DR-4480 | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| 2020-03-13 | EM-3434 | Biological | Covid-19 |
| 2019-12-19 | DR-4472 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding |
| 2013-07-12 | DR-4129 | Flood | Severe Storms and Flooding |
| 2012-10-28 | EM-3351 | Hurricane | Hurricane Sandy |
| 2011-08-31 | DR-4020 | Hurricane | Hurricane Irene |
| 2011-06-10 | DR-1993 | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds |
| 2010-04-16 | DR-1899 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms and Flooding |
| 2005-09-30 | EM-3262 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| 2004-10-01 | DR-1564 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms and Flooding |
| 2004-08-03 | DR-1534 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms and Flooding |
| 2003-08-23 | EM-3186 | Other | Power Outage |
| 2002-05-16 | DR-1415 | Earthquake | Earthquake |
| 2001-09-11 | DR-1391 | Fire | Fires and Explosions |
| 2000-10-11 | EM-3155 | Other | West Nile Virus |
| 1999-09-19 | DR-1296 | Hurricane | Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations |
| 1996-01-24 | DR-1095 | Flood | Severe Storms and Flooding |
| 1993-03-17 | EM-3107 | Snowstorm | Severe Blizzard |
| 1976-07-21 | DR-515 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding |
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), declarations through October 2, 2026; one declaration is counted once however many areas it names. OpenFEMA dataset page.
How many floods has Warren County had?
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 108 flood or flash flood records for Warren County from 1996 to 2026, on 60 days, with 0 deaths. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Warren County ranks 1227th of 2,942 U.S. counties.
The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $1.8 million on 116 claims filed in Warren County; the most in one year was 31 in 2011. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.
The values, year by year
1978: 3 · 1979: 3 · 1980: 3 · 1981: 10 · 1982: 2 · 1983: 1 · 1984: 1 · 1986: 1 · 1987: 3 · 1988: 1 · 1990: 3 · 1993: 1 · 1994: 2 · 1995: 1 · 1996: 1 · 1997: 1 · 1998: 3 · 1999: 1 · 2000: 1 · 2001: 4 · 2002: 1 · 2003: 2 · 2004: 1 · 2005: 2 · 2006: 2 · 2009: 3 · 2010: 3 · 2011: 31 · 2012: 2 · 2013: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2019: 8 · 2021: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2023: 2; the other years: 0.
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims, as of September 8, 2026; claims by year of loss, payments in the dollars of the year paid. OpenFEMA dataset page.
FEMA's modeled risk for Warren County
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Warren County Relatively Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $25.4 million. These are FEMA's model estimates of future loss from 18 hazards, not a count of what happened; they can differ from the record above.
| Hazard | Risk rating | Expected annual loss | Modeled frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Relatively High | $1.6M | 24 a year (modeled) |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Moderate | $5.0M | 5.1 a year (modeled) |
| Landslide | Relatively Low | $14K | 1.6 a year (modeled) |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Low | $16M | 2 a year (modeled) |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | $511K | once in about 39 years (modeled) |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | $685K | once in about 534 years (modeled) |
| Ice Storm | Relatively Low | $115K | once in about 5 years (modeled) |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Low | $77K | 21 a year (modeled) |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, county table, December 2025 release. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
Counties that share a border with Warren County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau county adjacency file; NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1950. The Census Bureau's adjacency file.
Next
- Tornadoes in New YorkEvery New York tornado since 1950 and the counties with the most per square mile
- Winter storms in New YorkThe state's winter storm records, by county, year and month
- The New York recordEvery hazard in the state, its deadliest events and its federal declarations
- FEMA's risk rating for each hazard in Warren CountyThe hazard risk calculator: 18 hazards beside the county's record
- Download Warren County's FEMA declarations (CSV)19 rows: every declaration that named the county, for your own analysis