Northern Erie 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.
0
Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
18
Floods since 1996
245
All events
56
Deaths
$177.2M
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.
Lake Erie crested at 12:18 AM at Buffalo Harbor at a height of 10.56 ft above low water datum. Multiple high water rescues occurred on Grand Island, Niagara Street, and Tonawanda Street. Homes were flooded on Grand Island and along Route 5 near Hamburg. Erie County estimated that…
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Also 50 knot measured gust at Buffalo Airport.
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Snow squall.
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Snow squall.
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Several reports of trees downed across Erie County in addition to the measured gust of 79 MPH at KBUF.
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Pine tree snapped on Wehrle Drive between Harris Hill Road and Gunnville Road.
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The water level at Buffalo reached 9.175 feet at the NOAA/National Ocean Service gage located at the U.S. Coast Guard station.
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Report of eleven trees down in the City of Buffalo.
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Several reports of trees and wires down across Northern Erie County, including Marilla, Millgrove, Depew and Clarence.
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Several reports of trees downed.
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The seiche on Lake Erie flooded Canalside in downtown Buffalo. This included parking lots for the ongoing hockey game at Key Bank Arena. Dozens of vehicles were inundated with water.
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Dozens of reports of trees and powerlines down were received.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 0 |
| 2019 | 19 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11 | 0 |
| 2015 | 14 | 0 |
| 2014 | 13 | 0 |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 |
| 2012 | 17 | 0 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 |
| 2008 | 16 | 0 |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 |
| 2005 | 11 | 0 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
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