Greene County, New York
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1959 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
9
Tornado reports
53
Hail reports
108
Floods since 1996
380
All events
3
Deaths
$31.6M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Greene County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 9 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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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.
Rising waters on the Catskill Creek flooded portions of Route 23B and Cauterskill Road near Leeds. A 76-year-old woman died after their vehicle was swept off Cauterskill Road due to flood waters after driving around a traffic barrier blocking the road.
Route 214 was reported closed due to flooding from the Ulster-Greene County border, near Moggre Road, to Route 23A in Greene County. The Stony Clove Creek runs along much of Route 214. In Lanesville, a man drowned when the embankment he was standing on near a bridge near Ostrande…
A woman drowned when the house she was in was swept away by waters from the Batavia Kill on Maplecrest Road (County Route 40) in the hamlet of Maplecrest Town of Windham. The time of her death was unknown.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree and wires were downed blocking all lanes on NY 81 near CR 45 near Earlton. A member of the public also reported multiple branches and some snapped trees in the same vicinity.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A local 911 Call Center relayed a report to NWS Albany of a downed tree on Route 23A in the town of Catskill.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A local 911 call center operator reported trees and wires down in town of Durham.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A local 911 call center operator reported trees and wires along Route 81 in the town of Greenville.
Hail Hail
A local broadcast media outlet passed along an image of hail measuring at approximately one inch in Coxsackie.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
A local 911 call center reported the closure of Mattice Road in Prattsville due to flooding.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Local law enforcement reported trees down in Windham.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Local law enforcement reported a few trees down in the town of Cairo.
Flood Flood
Route 385 between Lawrence Avenue and Whitbeck Street in Coxsackie was closed due to flooding.
Flood Flood
County Route 2 was closed near Lexington due to flooding.
Flood Flood
County Route 74 was closed in the Town of Athens due to flooding.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A large tree on wires was over the road on Cauterskill Avenue.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was down on Honey Hallow Road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
There was a report of a telephone poll on fire on Route 26.
Lightning Lightning
Wires and branches were reported on fire.
Lightning Lightning
Lightning struck a home on Allen Teator Road.
Lightning Lightning
There was a report of a structure on fire at a house on Derek Van Brummel Circle due to a lightning strike.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was reported down.
Flood Flood
Route 144 WB/EB between Gill Road and Washington Ave had all lanes closed due to flooding.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Route 9W at Division Street was closed due to downed trees.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Route 144 was closed along the Albany and Greene County line near New Baltimore due to multiple downed trees.
Flood Flood
Minor poor drainage flooding and standing water on roadways was reported near the Village of Catskill.
Flood Flood
Minor poor drainage flooding and standing water on roadways was reported near the Village of Catskill.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A severe thunderstorm produced localized straight-line wind damage about 1 mile east of Earlton along New York Route 81. Wind descended down a hill south of Route 81 and moved north-northeastward across the road. Damage consisted of numerous snapped or uprooted trees and large br…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Two trees were reported down in the town of Hunter.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple trees were reported down throughout Greene County.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Four trees were downed in the town of Catskill.
Flood Flood
Several roads were closed due to flooding within the Town of Coxsackie in addition to some flooding of basements.
Flood Flood
Several roads were closed due to flooding across Cairo, Leeds, Jefferson Heights and Catskill. One water rescue was performed in Catskill as a person was trapped in their car which was surrounded by floodwaters.
Flood Flood
A section of Pennsylvania Avenue in Palenville was closed due to flooding.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tree damage was reported throughout Greene County. Reports of damage started coming in between 830-930pm.
Flood Flood
Route 385 was closed at a railroad underpass between Bailey Street and Lawrence Avenue due to flooding.
Flood Flood
Minor flooding was reported along Route 296 in the Town of Jewett.
Flood Flood
Minor flooding was reported along Route 145 in the Town of Durham.
Flood Flood
Stone Bridge Road was closed between Brown Road and Shady Glen Road near East Durham due to flooding.
Flood Flood
Hervey Street Road was closed between Stone Bridge Road and Golden Hill Road near Cornwallville due to flooding.
Flood Flood
Catskill Creek went over its banks causing minor flooding along West Main Street in the Village of Catskill.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was downed near Ramsey School Road and Route 23A.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Route 385 at Lawrence Ave has all lanes closed due to flooding.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Paul Saxe Road was closed at Mountain Turnpike Road in the Town of Catskill due to flash flooding.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Mountain Avenue in the Hamlet of Cairo was closed due to flash flooding.
Flood Flood
County Route 385 was closed between Bailey Street and Lawrence Avenue under a railroad viaduct due to flooding. This is a typical flood prone spot.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were downed in the Town of Coxsackie. This occurred along an outflow boundary ahead of thunderstorms.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were downed in the Town of Athens. This occurred along an outflow boundary ahead of thunderstorms.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 16 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17 | 0 |
| 2020 | 20 | 1 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8 | 1 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 |
| 2012 | 10 | 0 |
| 2011 | 29 | 0 |
| 2010 | 22 | 0 |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 |
| 2008 | 13 | 0 |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 |
| 2005 | 10 | 0 |
| 2004 | 20 | 0 |
| 2003 | 10 | 4 |
| 2002 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 1 |
| 1989 | 3 | 1 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 1 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 |
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