Wyoming County, New York
County storm and disaster record · FIPS 36121 · population 40,510 · 593 sq mi
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 534 records for Wyoming County, New York from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 405 days; the most frequent are severe thunderstorm wind events (177 records). 271 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 8, 1998 flood, filed for the forecast zone Wyoming, which covers the county: 2 deaths and $905,000 in damage in 2025 dollars. FEMA has issued 24 declarations naming the county since 1972, 20 of them for natural hazards; the latest for a natural hazard was “Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm” on November 20, 2022.
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
- 534on 405 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
- Deaths recorded
- 43 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $35Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
- Tornadoes
- 4strongest EF2
- FEMA declarations
- 24latest 2022
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 Wyoming County most?
The most frequent records are severe thunderstorm wind events: 177 since 1974. 46% of its severe thunderstorm wind events since 1974 fell in June and July. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 177 | 95 | 1974-2025 | 0 | 0 | $2.1M | 47 of 58 |
| Winter storms | 172 | 169 | 1996-2026 | 1 | 0 | $9.9M | 15 of 58 |
| High wind and dust storms | 60 | 60 | 1996-2026 | 0 | 2 | $5.0M | 20 of 58 |
| Floods | 40 | 29 | 1996-2024 | 3 | 0 | $15M | 48 of 58 |
| Hail | 40 | 33 | 1982-2025 | 0 | 0 | $354K | 38 of 58 |
| Extreme cold | 29 | 29 | 2008-2026 | 0 | 0 | $68K | 16 of 58 |
| Drought | 5 | 5 | 2016-2016 | 0 | 0 | – | 23 of 58 |
| Heavy rain | 4 | 1 | 2021-2021 | 0 | 0 | – | 45 of 58 |
| Tornadoes | 4 | 4 | 1965-2022 | 0 | 0 | $2.9M | 44 of 58 |
| Lightning | 3 | 3 | 1998-2011 | 0 | 1 | $143K | 40 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 Wyoming County had?
NOAA records 4 tornadoes in Wyoming County from 1965 to 2022, the strongest rated EF2, 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 5 tornadoes whose track touched Wyoming County since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 4: they file a crossing tornado once per county segment, and the two databases differ on some tracks); along their whole tracks they killed 0 people.
Map of the strongest tornado tracks in New York.
Every tornado record filed for Wyoming County (4)
| Date | Place | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-28 | Java Center, Wyoming County | EF2 10 mi x 500 yd | 0 | 0 | $756K |
| 1998-06-02 | Orangeville Center, Wyoming County | F2 15 mi x 250 yd | 0 | 0 | $1.8M |
| 1991-05-01 | Wyoming County | F1 0.2 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1965-07-07 | Wyoming County | F1 1 mi x 600 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K 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 Wyoming County?
The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the May 17, 2025 thunderstorm wind ($5,000 in damage in 2025 dollars).
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | Frost/FreezeWyoming County · forecast zone Wyoming | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-05-03 | Frost/FreezeWyoming County · forecast zone Wyoming | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-03-13 | High WindWyoming County · forecast zone Wyoming | 53 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-02-07 | Extreme Cold/Wind ChillWyoming County · forecast zone Wyoming | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-01-25 | Winter StormWyoming County · forecast zone Wyoming | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-01-22 | Lake-Effect SnowWyoming County · forecast zone Wyoming | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-01-19 | Winter StormWyoming County · forecast zone Wyoming | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-01-14 | Winter StormWyoming County · forecast zone Wyoming | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-01-09 | High WindWyoming County · forecast zone Wyoming | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-01-01 | Winter StormWyoming County · forecast zone Wyoming | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-12-29 | High WindWyoming County · forecast zone Wyoming | 51 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-12-29 | Winter StormWyoming County · forecast zone Wyoming | 0 | 0 | – |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-07-08 | FloodWyoming County · forecast zone Wyoming Localized thunderstorms early in the morning of the 8th dropped three to five inches of rain across parts of Erie, Genesee, Wyoming and Livingston counties. Over five inches fell in just a few hours over much of Wyoming county. This resulted in rare, widespread devastating flash flooding. Many small streams and creeks ... | 2 | 0 | $905K | |
| 2022-11-16 | Lake-Effect SnowWyoming County · forecast zone Wyoming The incipient lake effect bands formed over far southern Erie County early in the morning hours of Thursday, November 17. The much more intense portion of this event really started with a bang on Thursday evening as an incredibly strong dominant band of lake effect snow developed into the Buffalo area. This intense ... | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 2004-09-09 | FloodWyoming County · forecast zone Wyoming Western and central New York were inundated by drenching rains as the remnants of hurricane Frances drifted north across the region on Thursday September 9th. Areawide rainfall totaled 3 to 5 inches with the bulk of it falling in a 6 to 9 hour period from very late Wednesday to midday Thursday. Several creeks in the ... | 1 | 0 | $234K | |
| 2017-03-08 | High WindWyoming County · forecast zone Wyoming Unusually deep low pressure moved from northwest Ontario across Hudson Bay. The low brought strong winds to the entire region with sustained winds up to 49 mph and wind gusts as high as 81 mph. A significant amount of damage resulted with hundreds of thousands left without power – over 100,000 in Monroe County alone. ... | 50 kt wind | 0 | 2 | $120K |
| 1998-05-29 | LightningGainesville, Wyoming County Strong thunderstorms raced across the region during the late morning and early afternoon hours. The storms produced high winds, very heavy rain and one inch hail. The storms also caused scattered power outages throughout the counties. Most damage consisted of downed trees and power lines though in Sodus and Warsaw ... | 0 | 1 | – |
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-06-26 | Flash FloodArcade, Wyoming County | 0 | 0 | $8.1M | |
| 1998-06-02 | TornadoOrangeville Center, Wyoming County | F2 15 mi x 250 yd | 0 | 0 | $1.8M |
| 2001-12-26 | Heavy SnowWyoming County · forecast zone Wyoming | 0 | 0 | $1.7M | |
| 2014-11-17 | Lake-Effect SnowWyoming County · forecast zone Wyoming | 0 | 0 | $1.2M | |
| 1998-07-08 | FloodWyoming County · forecast zone Wyoming | 0 | 0 | $1.1M | |
| 2014-11-19 | Lake-Effect SnowWyoming County · forecast zone Wyoming | 0 | 0 | $997K | |
| 1998-07-08 | FloodWyoming County · forecast zone Wyoming | 2 | 0 | $905K | |
| 2022-07-28 | TornadoJava Center, Wyoming County | EF2 10 mi x 500 yd | 0 | 0 | $756K |
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 $25K, in the dollars of the day) holds: July 7, 1965 (tornado, Wyoming County); May 1, 1991 (tornado, Wyoming 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 Wyoming 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 31 | 54 | 49 |
| Winter storms | – | – | – | – | 28 | 53 | 60 | 31 |
| High wind and dust storms | – | – | – | – | 7 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
| Floods | – | – | – | – | 14 | 11 | 12 | 3 |
| Hail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 10 |
| Extreme cold | – | – | – | – | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records per calendar decade; zone records from the CZ_TYPE field (Z).
What time of year?
46% of its severe thunderstorm wind events since 1974 fell in June and July. The two busiest months are in violet.
The values, month by month
Jan 84 · Feb 33 · Mar 37 · Apr 32 · May 51 · Jun 58 · Jul 62 · Aug 37 · Sep 28 · Oct 21 · Nov 27 · Dec 64 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.
Federal disaster declarations for Wyoming County
FEMA's register lists 24 declarations that include Wyoming County: 13 major disasters, 11 emergencies and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for snowstorm (8) and severe storm (4).
| Declared | Number | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-20 | EM-3589 | Winter Storm | Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm |
| 2020-03-20 | DR-4480 | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| 2020-03-13 | EM-3434 | Biological | Covid-19 |
| 2014-12-22 | DR-4204 | Snowstorm | Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding |
| 2012-10-28 | EM-3351 | Hurricane | Hurricane Sandy |
| 2011-06-10 | DR-1993 | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds |
| 2005-09-30 | EM-3262 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| 2004-08-03 | DR-1534 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms and Flooding |
| 2003-08-29 | DR-1486 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes |
| 2003-08-23 | EM-3186 | Other | Power Outage |
| 2001-12-31 | EM-3170 | Snowstorm | Snow |
| 2001-09-11 | DR-1391 | Fire | Fires and Explosions |
| 2000-10-11 | EM-3155 | Other | West Nile Virus |
| 1999-03-10 | EM-3138 | Snowstorm | Snow |
| 1999-01-15 | EM-3136 | Snowstorm | Snow |
| 1998-07-07 | DR-1233 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms and Flooding |
| 1998-06-16 | DR-1222 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms and Tornadoes |
| 1996-01-24 | DR-1095 | Flood | Severe Storms and Flooding |
| 1993-03-17 | EM-3107 | Snowstorm | Severe Blizzard |
| 1991-03-21 | DR-898 | Snowstorm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 1977-02-05 | DR-527 | Snowstorm | Snowstorms |
| 1977-01-29 | EM-3027 | Snowstorm | Snowstorms |
| 1976-03-19 | DR-494 | Severe Ice Storm | Ice Storm,Severe Storms & Flooding |
| 1972-06-23 | DR-338 | Flood | Tropical Storm Agnes |
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 Wyoming County had?
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 40 flood or flash flood records for Wyoming County from 1996 to 2024, on 29 days, with 3 deaths. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Wyoming County ranks 1245th of 2,942 U.S. counties.
The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $975,000 on 113 claims filed in Wyoming County; the most in one year was 57 in 1998. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.
The values, year by year
1979: 4 · 1982: 1 · 1983: 1 · 1984: 2 · 1985: 1 · 1989: 12 · 1990: 1 · 1994: 1 · 1996: 7 · 1998: 57 · 2000: 1 · 2002: 1 · 2003: 1 · 2004: 1 · 2005: 2 · 2007: 2 · 2009: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2017: 11 · 2018: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2026: 1; 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 Wyoming County
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Wyoming County Very Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $15.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Low | $12M | 1 a year (modeled) |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | $311K | once in about 43 years (modeled) |
| Ice Storm | Relatively Low | $138K | 1.5 a year (modeled) |
| Hail | Relatively Low | $377K | 1.1 a year (modeled) |
| Drought | Relatively Low | $241K | 1.2 modeled event-days a year |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | $301K | 31 a year (modeled) |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Low | $53K | 33 a year (modeled) |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Low | $436K | 1.7 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 Wyoming County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau county adjacency file; NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1950. The Census Bureau's adjacency file.
Next
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- Download Wyoming County's FEMA declarations (CSV)24 rows: every declaration that named the county, for your own analysis