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New York storm damage and disaster statistics

Compiled from NOAA and FEMA data, November 10, 2026 How the figures are built

In short

From 2016 to 2025 the National Weather Service logged 20,381 storm event reports in New York, with property damage estimates totalling $960 million. That is the 17th highest of the 50 states and D.C.

Damaging wind was reported most often (10,198 reports). Flood accounted for the most reported damage ($755 million). FEMA has issued 45 major disaster declarations for New York since 2000.

20,381

storm event reports, 2016–2025

$960M

property damage estimated in those reports

major disaster declarations since 2000

775

hail reports, 29 of two inches or larger

112

tornado reports, 8 rated EF2 or stronger

$2.0B

home damage verified by FEMA inspectors since 2002

Reported storm damage in New York, year by year

Property damage estimated in National Weather Service storm reports for New York. Not insured losses, and not adjusted for inflation.

Largest single damage estimate

$92.6 million

Flash Flood, Westchester, 2021. Large events are recorded county by county, so one disaster can appear as several entries.

A quiet year on this chart can mean few damaging storms, or storms whose reports carried no damage estimate.

What hits New York: reports and damage by type

Damaging wind 10,198
Winter weather 5,369
Flood 2,497
Hail 775
Lightning 132
Tornado 112
Hurricane and tropical storm 28
Wildfire 4

Storm event reports by type, 2016 to 2025.

Flood $755M
Damaging wind $82.4M
Winter weather $58.7M
Hail $20.2M
Hurricane and tropical storm $18.9M
Tornado $12.0M
Lightning $2.6M
Wildfire $136K

Property damage estimated in those reports, 2016 to 2025.

Federal disasters in New York

FEMA has recorded 45 major disaster declarations, 22 emergency declarations and 1 fire management declarations for New York since 2000.

The most recent major disaster declaration in this data is Severe Storm And Flooding (severe storm), declared October 21, 2024.

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Severe Storm 23
Flood 6
Hurricane 5
Snowstorm 4
Tropical Storm 2
Biological 1
Tornado 1

Major disaster declarations by cause since 2000.

Home damage FEMA has verified in New York

After a declared disaster, homeowners can register with FEMA and have their home inspected. These are the totals for New York since 2003.

315,531

homeowners registered, across 18 disasters

$2.0B

damage verified by FEMA inspectors

$1.2B

individual assistance FEMA approved for those owners

229,993

homes inspected

15,984

inspections that found more than $30,000 of damage

$8,877

average verified damage per inspected home

FEMA assistance is not insurance and is capped. It measures damage against its own habitability standard, and it counts only owners who registered and were inspected.

Official insurance claim figures for New York

What insurers and regulators have reported for New York. Unlike the storm estimates above, these are insurance figures.

834

Public adjuster licenses issued by New York during the year (765 in 2023; 90 in 2024; 834 in 2025). · Calendar years 2023-2025

Read with care: Licenses issued in the year (which swings with the renewal cycle), not the number of active public adjusters. The report notes a change in methodology from the 2024 report.

New York State Department of Financial Services, Pages 35-36, table 'Insurance Producer Licenses Issued During Year', Adjusters section (show the source wording)
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“Public 765 90 834”
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How New York ranks

New York compared with the other states and the District of Columbia
Measure	New York	Rank of 51	In context
Storm event reports	20,381	8th	103 per 100,000 residents
Reported property damage	$960 million	17th	$48 per resident
Hail reports	775	31st	29 of two inches or larger
Tornado reports	112	29th	8 rated EF2 or stronger
Major disaster declarations since 2000	45	11th	22 emergency declarations
FEMA-verified home damage since 2002	$2.0 billion	6th	315,531 homeowners registered

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New York questions

What causes the most storm damage in New York?

Flood accounts for the most property damage in National Weather Service reports for New York from 2016 to 2025: $755 million of a $960 million total. Damaging wind is the most frequently reported, with 10,198 reports.

How often does it hail in New York?

The National Weather Service logged 775 hail reports in New York from 2016 to 2025. 29 involved hail two inches or larger, and the largest reported stone measured 3 inches. One storm can produce several reports.

How many tornadoes does New York get?

112 tornado segments were recorded in New York from 2016 to 2025, and 8 were rated EF2 or stronger. A tornado that crosses a county line is recorded once per county.

How many federal disasters has New York had?

FEMA records 45 major disaster declarations and 22 emergency declarations for New York since 2000. The most common cause of a major disaster declaration was severe storm.

How much home damage has FEMA verified in New York?

Since 2003, 315,531 homeowners in New York registered with FEMA across 18 disasters. Inspectors verified $2.0 billion in damage and FEMA approved $1.2 billion in individual assistance. These figures cover only people who registered and were inspected.

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PublicAdjuster.cc, "New York storm damage and disaster statistics," https://publicadjuster.cc/data/new-york/. Compiled from the NOAA Storm Events Database and FEMA OpenFEMA data, November 10, 2026.

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