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New York Severe Weather Hazard Profile

Hazard Data · Model Version 2.5

Overview

New York experiences severe weather primarily in the form of thunderstorm winds, tornadoes (relatively infrequent compared to Plains states), and winter ice storms. NOAA Storm Events Database records show the highest concentration of severe weather reports in western and central New York. Lake-effect precipitation amplifies winter storm impacts in the Buffalo and Syracuse corridors.

In the Historical Record

55
federal disaster declarations (1976–2024)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations
4,400
Hail events recorded
NOAA NCEI Storm Events, 1996–present

Counted from the records this platform holds. A figure is shown only where the underlying dataset could be read.

County by County in New York

What federal records show has happened in each county: storms, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims. The counties below have the longest NOAA storm records in New York.

All New York counties

Notable Historical Events

12014 Buffalo lake-effect snow — 88+ inches in 72 hours
22022 Buffalo winter storm — 47 fatalities, blizzard with zero visibility
32021 Tropical Storm Ida tornado — EF3 tornado in Mullica Hill NJ/southern NY metro region

Hazard Scoring Approach

Calchis computes a Calchis Hazard Score (0–10) for severe weather hazard at any US address. The score is composed of weighted sub-components derived from federal data sources and published research. All score components are transparent and returned in API responses.

These are hazard scores — physical intensity likelihood only. They do not include property exposure or vulnerability data. We never call a hazard score a risk score. See the full methodology for scoring details.

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Enter any New York address to see location-specific severe weather hazard scoring with full methodology transparency.

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Data Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Centerwww.spc.noaa.gov
NOAA Storm Events Databasewww.ncdc.noaa.gov
NWS New Yorkwww.weather.gov

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Calchis Hazard Score — derived from federal and academic sources listed above. Property exposure data not included. Not a substitute for professional actuarial assessment. Decision-support intelligence — not a primary alerting or dispatch system. Verify against official sources.