Road collapse causes closure of Saw Mill River Parkway, New York
Continued rainfall over the weekend to caused part of parkway road to collapse north of New York, prompting the routes’ closure on September 8, 2025.
Record rainfall triggers flash floods across Tri-State area, state of emergency declared in New Jersey
Flash floods triggered by record-breaking rainfall swept across the Tri-State area on July 14, 2025, prompting a State of Emergency in New Jersey and causing widespread damage to infrastructure, mass transit, and homes.
EF-2 tornado rips through Ontario County, damaging homes and businesses in Phelps, New York
An EF-2 tornado struck Phelps in Ontario County, New York, on July 7, 2025, causing widespread damage. Trees were toppled, and several buildings sustained damage.
EF-1 tornado kills 3, destroys historic grist mill and homes during rare Flash Flood Emergency in New York
A pre-dawn EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 170 km/h (105 mph) struck Oneida County, New York, at 03:58 LT on June 22, 2025, killing three people and causing extensive structural damage, including the destruction of a 19th century grist mill. Severe storms also triggered a rare Flash Flood Emergency in neighboring Chenango County, with widespread flooding and power outages reported across central New York.
NWS confirms EF-1 tornado in Great Valley, New York
The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down in Great Valley, Cattaraugus County, New York, at 17:37 local time (LT) on June 9, 2025. The tornado produced winds up to 177 km/h (110 mph), damaged structures and trees along a 3.8 km (2.4 miles) path, and ended near Humphrey at 17:41 LT.
Severe storm, suspected tornado cause damage in Cattaraugus County, New York
A severe storm, potentially accompanied by a tornado, struck Cattaraugus County, New York, on June 9, 2025, causing significant damage to homes, infrastructure, and trees, and leaving 400 customers without power.
Two firefighters injured in Long Island wildfires, New York
Four wildfires erupted in Long Island on Saturday afternoon, March 8, 2025, fueled by strong winds and low humidity. By Sunday, March 9, the fires had burned through at least 162 ha (400 acres). At least two fire personnel were injured, and the blazes caused significant damage to two commercial buildings in the region.
Over two dozen buildings collapse in Oswego County under weight of snow, New York
Over two dozen buildings have collapsed across the state of New York due to heavy lake effect snow affecting the region from February 14 to 19, 2025. At least 26 homes collapsed in Oswego County, while a Fire Department building collapsed in Oneida County on February 22.
Lake-effect snow causes whiteout conditions near Buffalo, New York
Heavy lake-snow effect snow has created near-whiteout conditions across Buffalo, New York, on January 13 and 14, 2025. Dangerous travel conditions, strong winds, and snow-packed roads have severely impacted traffic along Interstate 90 with plows struggling to keep up with the intense snowfall rates.
Parts of New York under State of Emergency as third lake-effect snowstorm brings heavy snowfall
New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a State of Emergency for parts of Western New York, the Finger Lakes, Central New York, and the North Country regions, as heavy lake-effect snow is expected to bring up to 90 cm (3 feet) of accumulation in the third lake-effect snowstorm of the season.
