A multi-day lake-effect rain event is forecast to unfold over the Great Lakes starting Thursday, October 23, 2025. The event is forecast to drop 25 – 50 mm (1 – 2 inches) of rainfall along the I-90 corridor between Buffalo, New York, and Cleveland, Ohio, through the weekend.
A powerful nor’easter has continued to batter the U.S. East Coast since the weekend, bringing destructive winds, torrential rainfall, and widespread flooding from the Carolinas to New England. At least three people have died, including two in a plane crash in Massachusetts and one in New York.
A nor’easter is forming off the southeastern U.S. coast and is expected to move north through Monday, October 13, 2025. The system will bring heavy rain, strong winds, and flooding risks to parts of the Mid-Atlantic and New England. New Jersey has declared a statewide emergency ahead of the storm.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
