New York hurricanes and tropical storms

Every recorded hurricane or tropical storm record since 1996 · 26 counties with a record

NOAA's Storm Events Database records 122 hurricane and tropical storm records in New York from 1996 through June 30, 2026, about 12 a year since 2000. The deadliest was Tropical Storm Isaias (August 4, 2020): 7 deaths, 1 injury and $21.5 million in damage in 2025 dollars across 11 records. New York ranks 15th of 34 states and territories by count and 20th of 33 per square mile.

Hurricanes and tropical storms in New York, 1996 to 2026

Tropical records per year (NOAA Storm Events); 2026 to June 30, 2026.

recorded, no damage figure
under $1 million
$1 million or more
$10 million or more
$100 million or more, or 10 deaths
$1 billion or more, or 100 deaths
a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
a year with a death

Records: 1221996 to June 30, 2026
A year since 2000: 12average
Deaths: 122 injuries
Damage, 2025 dollars: $22Mas filed
Busiest year: 201153 records

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; deaths and damage as filed, damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.

Are hurricane and tropical storm records common in New York?

New York averages about 12 hurricane and tropical storm records a year since 2000, 15th of 34 states and territories by count. The busiest year on record was 2011 (53). Per 10,000 square miles of land, New York records 26 hurricane and tropical storm records since 1996, 20th of 33 states and territories by that measure.

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1996, per 10,000 square miles of land area (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; places under 1,000 square miles not ranked). Damage colours: Storm Events damage, 2025 dollars.

Which counties in New York have the most hurricane and tropical storm records?

Per square mile, Queens County leads New York: 7 days with a hurricane or tropical storm record since 1996, 64.4 per 1,000 square miles of land. By raw count, Suffolk County has the most tropical records (27 since 1996); large counties collect more records simply by covering more ground, so the ranking counts days with a record per unit of area (a storm filed for several forecast zones adds several records but one day).

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, days with a record in the county since 1996 per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer); in brackets, the count of records.

When is hurricane season in New York?

75% of its hurricane and tropical storm records since 1996 fell in August and September. The busiest month is August (72 records).

The values, month by month

Jan 2 · Feb 0 · Mar 0 · Apr 0 · May 3 · Jun 3 · Jul 6 · Aug 72 · Sep 19 · Oct 16 · Nov 0 · Dec 1 (records).

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began, since 1996.

What were the deadliest hurricane and tropical storm records in New York?

New York: the storms with the most deaths since 1996
Date	Record	Killed	Injured	Damage
2020-08-04	Tropical Storm Isaias · Tropical StormQueens County · forecast zone Southern Queens One storm episode: 11 records in 7 places; the totals are the episode's. Category 1 Hurricane Isaias with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph, made landfall near Ocean Isle Beach, NC at 11:10 pm on August 3rd. Isaias' intensity weakened back to Tropical Storm strength as its forward speed increased to near 30 mph early morning of August 4th. The center of Isaias passed about 65 miles west of ...	7	1	$22M
2011-08-28	Hurricane Irene · Tropical StormRockland County · forecast zone Rockland One named storm filed by several offices: 3 records in 2 episodes; the totals are the storm's. As Hurricane Irene moved north along the Atlantic coast and interacted with land, it weakened and made its second landfall as a Tropical Storm near Little Egg Inlet along the southeast NJ Coast on August 28, 2011 around 5:35 am EDT. Tropical Storm Irene made its third landfall in New York City around 9:00 am. Irene ...	4	0	–
2003-09-18	Tropical StormNassau County · forecast zone Nassau As Hurricane Isabel moved northwest toward the southern Mid Atlantic States, a strong high pressure system built over Northern New England. As the pressure gradient increased, strong northeast winds developed across the region Thursday, September 18th. Hurricane Isabel made landfall near Drum Inlet, North Carolina at ...	1	1	–

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: deaths direct and indirect, as filed by the National Weather Service, summed over each storm (one episode, or one named storm filed by several offices). Storm names from the titles of FEMA declarations that name the storm's counties.

The costliest hurricane and tropical storm records in New York

New York: the most damaging storms since 1993, 2025 dollars
Date	Record	Character	Killed	Injured	Damage
2020-08-04	Tropical Storm Isaias · Tropical StormQueens County · forecast zone Southern Queens One storm episode: 11 records in 7 places; the totals are the episode's.		7	1	$22M

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: property and crop damage as estimated by the National Weather Service, in 2025 dollars.

Are hurricane and tropical storm records becoming more frequent in New York?

New York's count per decade against the whole country's, and its share. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996, so earlier decades are not comparable; the share of the national total is the fairer comparison across decades.

Hurricanes and tropical storms: New York and the United States by decade (2020s to June 30, 2026)
Decade	New York	United States	New York's share
1996-99	0	1,123	0
2000s	29	4,928	0.6%
2010s	68	2,761	2.5%
2020-26	25	2,697	0.9%

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

The most recent hurricane and tropical storm records in New York

The 12 most recent records, to June 30, 2026
Date	Record	Killed	Injured	Damage
2020-08-04	Tropical StormSuffolk County · forecast zone Northeast Suffolk	1	0	–
2020-08-04	Tropical StormSuffolk County · forecast zone Southeast Suffolk	1	0	–
2020-08-04	Tropical StormSuffolk County · forecast zone Southwest Suffolk	1	0	–
2020-08-04	Tropical StormSuffolk County · forecast zone Northwest Suffolk	1	0	–
2020-08-04	Tropical StormNassau County · forecast zone Northern Nassau	1	0	–
2020-08-04	Tropical StormNassau County · forecast zone Southern Nassau	1	0	–
2020-08-04	Tropical StormRichmond County · forecast zone Richmond (Staten Is.)	0	0	$4.3M
2020-08-04	Tropical StormNew York County · forecast zone New York (Manhattan)	0	0	$5.1M
2020-08-04	Tropical StormBronx County · forecast zone Bronx	0	0	$3.9M
2020-08-04	Tropical StormQueens County · forecast zone Southern Queens	1	0	–
2020-08-04	Tropical StormKings County · forecast zone Kings (Brooklyn)	0	1	$8.1M
2011-08-28	Tropical StormRockland County · forecast zone Rockland	2	0	–

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; the newest months are revised by NCEI as reports arrive. Search the record at NCEI.

Federal disaster declarations for hurricane and tropical storm records in New York

FEMA has declared 22 disasters in New York for hurricane and tropical storm, counting its incident type and declarations that name hurricane or tropical storm or typhoon in the title (FEMA files most storm disasters under Severe Storm); 15 were major disasters, the latest on September 24, 2024.

The 12 most recent
Declared	Number	Title	Areas named
2024-09-24	DR-4825	Remnants of Tropical Storm Debby	11
2024-09-20	DR-4818	Severe Storm and Flooding	1
2021-10-08	DR-4625	Remnants of Tropical Storm Fred	9
2021-09-05	DR-4615	Remnants of Hurricane Ida	14
2021-09-02	EM-3572	Remnants of Hurricane Ida	14
2021-08-22	EM-3565	Hurricane Henri	26
2020-10-02	DR-4567	Tropical Storm Isaias	7
2012-10-30	DR-4085	Hurricane Sandy	14
2012-10-28	EM-3351	Hurricane Sandy	62
2011-09-13	DR-4031	Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee	15
2011-09-08	EM-3341	Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee	15
2011-08-31	DR-4020	Hurricane Irene	32

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), through October 2, 2026. OpenFEMA dataset page.