Eastern Schenectady County, New York
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1996 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
7
Floods since 1996
376
All events
3
Deaths
$8.0M
Property damage
Year by year
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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.
Significant ice accretion from freezing rain of 0.50 to 1.0 inch led to widespread downed trees, tree limbs and power lines. Hardest hit areas included Niskayuna and Schenectady. In addition, a couple died in their home in Glenville as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning from a…
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A tree and wires were downed on Union Street between Rosendale Road and Balltown Road closing both lanes.
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A tree was downed behind a home on White Street in Schenectady. An estimated 5500 people were without power throughout Schenectady County.
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A 41 mph wind gust was recorded at an observing site near East Glenville.
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Zone average snowfall of 0.7 inches.
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Zone average snowfall of 4.4 inches.
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Minimum wind chill of -15 degrees Fahrenheit recorded.
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Minimum low temperature of -2 degrees Fahrenheit recorded with a minimum wind chill of -17 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Zone average snowfall of 11.5 inches.
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Minimum low temperature of -2 degrees Fahrenheit reported along with a minimum wind chill of -17 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Zone average snowfall of 5 inches.
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Snow squall. The Department of Transportation camera shows blowing snow reducing visibility below one quarter of mile.
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Zone average snowfall of 7.4 inches.
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A 46 mph wind gust was recorded at the Schenectady County Airport.
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A 69 mph wind gust was recorded at the Schenectady County Airport. A report was received via social media of a tree branch falling onto a car near Golf Road and Fehr Avenue in Schenectady.
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A mixed precipitation event led to the combination of zone average snowfall of 4.4 inches, zone average flat ice accumulation of 0.21 inches, and zone average liquid equivalent of 1.02 inches.
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Snow squall. Visibility reduced to one quarter of a mile seen on the New York State Thruway cameras near the interchange of Interstate 890 and Interstate 90 near Scotia.
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Zone average snowfall of 5.3 inches.
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Zone average snowfall of 2.6 inches.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 29 | 0 |
| 2024 | 19 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 21 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14 | 0 |
| 2019 | 24 | 0 |
| 2018 | 23 | 0 |
| 2017 | 14 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 |
| 2012 | 9 | 0 |
| 2011 | 12 | 0 |
| 2010 | 9 | 0 |
| 2009 | 10 | 0 |
| 2008 | 21 | 0 |
| 2007 | 10 | 0 |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 |
| 2003 | 10 | 0 |
| 2002 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
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