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New York hail risk

62 counties scored 0 rated Very High

Kings County has the highest hail risk in New York, scoring 95.8 out of 100 — rated "Relatively High" by FEMA's National Risk Index. NOAA has recorded 775 hail events across New York over the past decade.

# County NRI score Rating NOAA events
2016–2026
1 Kings County 95.8 Relatively High 2
2 Queens County 94.1 Relatively High 3
3 New York County 93.7 Relatively Moderate 4
4 Rensselaer County 93.7 Relatively Moderate 13
5 Bronx County 88 Relatively Moderate 2
6 Wayne County 83.5 Relatively Moderate 5
7 Ulster County 82.8 Relatively Moderate 28
8 Onondaga County 78.4 Relatively Moderate 22
9 Richmond County 68.2 Relatively Low 5
10 Albany County 67.6 Relatively Low 27
11 Columbia County 67.2 Relatively Low 15
12 Dutchess County 64.7 Relatively Low 20
13 Genesee County 62.1 Relatively Low 2
14 Cayuga County 59.2 Relatively Low 13
15 Ontario County 57.3 Relatively Low 14
16 Wyoming County 55.2 Relatively Low 12
17 Yates County 55.1 Relatively Low 4
18 Seneca County 53.2 Relatively Low 0
19 Livingston County 53.1 Relatively Low 16
20 Broome County 49.1 Relatively Low 56
21 Orleans County 48.9 Relatively Low 4
22 Steuben County 48.7 Relatively Low 18
23 Schenectady County 48.1 Relatively Low 10
24 Greene County 47.6 Relatively Low 2
25 Saratoga County 47.6 Relatively Low 53
26 Montgomery County 46 Relatively Low 7
27 Tompkins County 45.4 Relatively Low 8
28 Oneida County 42.7 Relatively Low 24
29 Schuyler County 42.6 Relatively Low 5
30 Niagara County 42.3 Relatively Low 17
31 Erie County 41.5 Relatively Low 35
32 Washington County 41.2 Relatively Low 4
33 Delaware County 38.1 Relatively Low 16
34 Suffolk County 36.9 Relatively Low 13
35 Orange County 35.9 Relatively Low 9
36 Sullivan County 35.2 Relatively Low 15
37 Cortland County 32.9 Very Low 8
38 Westchester County 32.6 Very Low 16
39 Monroe County 32.5 Very Low 19
40 Schoharie County 32.4 Very Low 7
41 Otsego County 32 Very Low 14
42 Cattaraugus County 31 Very Low 9
43 Fulton County 30.9 Very Low 9
44 Warren County 30 Very Low 7
45 Chautauqua County 29.1 Very Low 27
46 Madison County 28 Very Low 14
47 Oswego County 24.2 Very Low 28
48 Nassau County 23.4 Very Low 8
49 Allegany County 22.9 Very Low 7
50 Chemung County 21.5 Very Low 8
51 Herkimer County 19.7 Very Low 19
52 Chenango County 19.3 Very Low 10
53 Tioga County 18.4 Very Low 6
54 Rockland County 15 Very Low 9
55 Clinton County 14.9 Very Low 12
56 Essex County 12.4 Very Low 17
57 Jefferson County 7.6 Very Low 5
58 Lewis County 7.1 Very Low 6
59 Putnam County 4.7 Very Low 3
60 Franklin County 4 Very Low 6
61 St. Lawrence County 3.6 Very Low 15
62 Hamilton County 2.9 Very Low 3

Source: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0, December 2025. Scores are 0–100 percentile rankings among all US counties. See the methodology page for definitions. Download the full CSV for all counties.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the highest hail risk county in New York?

Kings County, NY has the highest hail risk in New York, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 95.8 out of 100 (rated "Relatively High").

What causes hail risk in New York?

Hail risk reflects expected annual losses from damaging hailstones to structures, vehicles, and crops. High scores cluster in the central plains and Front Range — a corridor sometimes called "Hail Alley" — where large-diameter hail is most frequent. Hail causes over $10 billion in US property damage in active years, much of it to roofs, vehicles, and crops.