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Severe Storm history in New York

New York has 392 county-level severe storm declarations across 62 counties. Delaware County leads with 16 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for severe storm events in this state: $1.3B.

This page shows every New York county in New York that has at least one FEMA severe storm declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to severe storm events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of severe storm declarations across all states, see the severe storm disaster type page. For all hazard types in New York, see the New York state page.

Severe Storm in New York

Counties ranked by severe storm declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Delaware County16$105.8M
2Chenango County13$33.3M
3Otsego County12$35.2M
4Schoharie County12$10.8M
5Sullivan County12$29.4M
6Montgomery County11$15.5M
7Broome County10$245.1M
8Orange County10$36.3M
9Rensselaer County10$7.9M
10Tioga County10$114.9M
11Ulster County10$23.0M
12Columbia County9$7.9M
13Greene County9$4.9M
14Herkimer County9$31.7M
15Steuben County9$30.8M
16Suffolk County9$60.5M
17Allegany County8$11.2M
18Essex County8$10.4M
19Madison County8$3.3M
20Oneida County8$21.2M
21Schenectady County8$3.9M
22Cattaraugus County7$40.1M
23Fulton County7$2.9M
24Albany County6$32.9M
25Chautauqua County6$10.5M
26Dutchess County6$13.5M
27Erie County6$131.1M
28Lewis County6$1.4M
29Nassau County6$72.7M
30Ontario County6$6.8M
31Tompkins County6$2.8M
32Westchester County6$44.2M
33Chemung County5$8.3M
34Cortland County5$5.2M
35Franklin County5$6.5M
36Hamilton County5$9.3M
37Livingston County5$9.2M
38Niagara County5$4.5M
39Orleans County5$1.0M
40Putnam County5$13.2M
41Rockland County5$9.0M
42Saratoga County5$8.6M
43Yates County5$9.9M
44Clinton County4$3.0M
45Monroe County4$3.1M
46Onondaga County4$2.6M
47Richmond County4$4.3M
48Warren County4$4.7M
49Wyoming County4$363K
50Cayuga County3$863K
51Genesee County3$2.3M
52Jefferson County3$3.3M
53Kings County3$1.9M
54Oswego County3$962K
55Queens County3$4.3M
56Schuyler County3$773K
57Washington County3$1.3M
58Wayne County3$26K
59Bronx County2$53K
60New York County2$0
61St. Lawrence County2$7.0M
62Seneca County1$0