Upper Niagara River, Lake Erie
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2011 and 2025, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
0
Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
0
Floods since 1996
27
All events
0
Deaths
$500
Property damage
Year by year
All storm eventsTornadoes
NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Measured at the nearby Niagara Falls Airport.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Measured at the Niagara Falls International Airport ASOS.
Waterspout Waterspout
Video sent to the NWS of a tornadic waterspout crossing the Niagara River into Grand Island.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Waterspout Waterspout
National Weather Service storm survey confirms that a waterspout/tornado developed near the shore of the Niagara River.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Large tree downed intersection of West Avenue and Bird Avenue.
Marine Hail Marine Hail
Half dollar sized hail.
Marine Hail Marine Hail
Marine Hail Marine Hail
Marine Hail Marine Hail
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Waterspout Waterspout
A picture of a waterspout was posted on the Facebook page located off of Portland, NY, with a time of 7:15 AM local.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 |
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