Queens County, New York
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1958 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
5
Tornado reports
28
Hail reports
186
Floods since 1996
499
All events
63
Deaths
$85.4M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Queens County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 5 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.
The wall of a basement apartment on 183rd Street near 90th Avenue in Jamaica, Queens collapsed due to flooding. A 43 year old woman and her 22 year old son were killed by the flood waters, while two others were rescued.
A 48 year old woman died when the basement of a home on Grand Central Parkway near the Horace Harding Expressway in Elmhurst flooded.
A 50 year old man, 48 year old woman, and 2 year old boy died when a basement apartment on 64th Street near Laurel Hill Boulevard in Elmhurst, Queens flooded.
An 86 year old woman died when her basement apartment on 84th Street near 55th Road in Elmhurst, Queens flooded.
Two women and a man died when their basement apartment flooded on Peck Avenue near Kissena Boulevard in Flushing, Queens.
An unidentified victim was found on the Grand Central Parkway near LaGuardia Airport inside a burned out car that had been rear ended. The fatality is believed to be flood related.
A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team confirmed a tornado in Queens. The tornado impacted Flushing and Bayside. In Flushing, on Browne Street between Roosevelt and 38th Avenues, the third floor of a residential brick building was severely damaged structurally. Large tree t…
Hot temperatures in excess of 90 degrees began July 4th and continued through July 7th. The temperature eclipsed 100 degrees at several locations during this time.
Shortly after 7 pm on Tuesday June 29th, 14 yr old Scott McLeish of Flatlands was swept to sea by a rip current. His body was not recovered. The incident happened after life guards went off duty, and boy was not a strong swimmer. Strong rip currents were reported at Jones Beach a…
A man surfing alone in the waters off Rockaway Beach drowned when his leg strap became tangled and rough surf pulled him underwater.
A 21 year old male died in strong rip currents in the Atlantic Ocean off Jacob Riis Park in Queens.
A 19 year old male drowned, due to strong rip currents, in the Atlantic Ocean off the 25th Street Beach in the Rockaways.
A 21 year old man drowned due to a rip current in the waters off Jacob Riis Park in Queens.
A 35-year old man drowned in East Rockaway Inlet, about 300 yards offshore from Far Rockway beaches, after being impacted by a rip-current.
Flash flooding of roads occurred at College Point. Two occupants of a vehicle were electrocuted by a fallen power line when they apparently stepped out of their vehicle into several feet of water.
Flash flooding resulted in an estimated $60 million in damages across Queens, and an estimated $300 million city-wide. This estimate only includes FEMA and SBA fund requests.
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Twelve trees down across Queens.
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Tree snapped in on 73rd Place near Metropolitan Avenue.
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Large tree limb onto home.
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ASOS station KLGA at LaGuardia Airport measured a 69 mph wind gust.
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ASOS station KLGA at LaGuardia Airport measured a 56 knot wind gust.
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Large tree limb down, one foot in diameter, blocking both lanes on Oak Ave. Nearby on 161st Street, another large tree and power pole down blocking the roadway.
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Multiple tree limbs down at Holy Ave and Kissena Blvd.
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Mesonet site QUEE at Kew Garden Hills measured a 53 knot wind gust.
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ASOS station KJFK at JFK Airport measured a 52 knot wind gust.
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An 85 year old man was killed by a falling tree in Forest Park near Union Turnpike and Woodhaven Blvd. Time estimated by radar and surrounding observations.
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Downed tree and wires at 87-35 108th Street with structural damage to residence.
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ASOS site KLGA at LaGuardia Airport measured a 62 mph wind gust.
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ASOS site at KJFK Airport measured a 72 mph wind gust.
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Flooding on JFK expressway both directions south Cargo road with all lanes blocked.
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Intersection closed due to flooding at Van Wyck Expressway and Archer Avenue.
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Flooding on I-295 both directions at 35th Avenue.
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Flooding on I-295 both directions at Northern Boulevard.
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Large truck partially submerged. All lanes of the Clearview Expressway closed.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 34 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 0 |
| 2018 | 18 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 17 | 1 |
| 2011 | 13 | 1 |
| 2010 | 38 | 1 |
| 2009 | 22 | 0 |
| 2008 | 44 | 0 |
| 2007 | 15 | 0 |
| 2006 | 17 | 0 |
| 2005 | 16 | 0 |
| 2004 | 18 | 0 |
| 2003 | 13 | 0 |
| 2002 | 21 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 30 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 3 | 0 |
| 1963 | 2 | 0 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | 1 | 0 |
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