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Track map of all storms known to have made landfall in the state of New York

Eighty-seven tropical or subtropical cyclones have affected the state of New York since the 17th century. The state of New York is located along the East Coast of the United States, in the Northeastern portion of the country. The strongest of these storms was the 1938 New England hurricane, which struck Long Island as a Category 3 storm on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale. Killing more than 60 people, it was also the deadliest. Tropical cyclones have affected the state primarily in September but have also hit during every month of the hurricane season, June through November. Tropical cyclones rarely make landfall on the state, although it is common for remnants of tropical cyclones to produce heavy rainfall and flooding.

Before 1600

See also: Paleotempestology

1600–1799

1800–1899

Estimated track of the 1821 Norfolk and Long Island hurricane

1900–1949

Storm surge from the 1938 New England hurricane

1950–1974

Rainfall from Hurricane Agnes (1972)

1975–1999

Hurricane Gloria to the south of New York (1985)
Hurricane Floyd produced heavy rain in New York (1999).

2000–2009

The outer rainbands of Hurricane Isabel affected the state in 2003.

2010–2019

Hurricane Irene making landfall in New York in 2011.

2020–present

Flooding in The Bronx produced by the remnants of Hurricane Ida in September 2021

Listed by month

Number of recorded storms affecting New York
Month Number of storms
June
4
July
7
August
23
September
40
October
14

Deadly storms

The following table includes all storms which caused fatalities in New York State.

Total deaths
Name Year Number
of deaths
New England 1938 60
Sandy 2012 53
Agnes 1972 24
Norfolk 1821 17
Ida 2021 17
Connie 1955 14
Five 1894 10
Edna 1954 ≤8
Great Atlantic 1944 6
Irene 2011 5
Gabrielle 1989 4
Cristobal 2002 3
Beryl 1994 2
Bob 1991 2
Floyd 1999 2
Lee 2011 2
Isabel 2003 1
Belle 1976 1
Gloria 1985 1
Frances 2004 1
Tammy 2005 1
Fay 2020 1
Isaias 2020 1
Carol 1954 1
Galveston 1900 1
Diane 1955 1

See also

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