Lightning TrackerSyracuse storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Syracuse, NY, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.
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Severe weather in Syracuse by the numbers
Syracuse gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 525 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 55 hail reports, 469 damaging-wind reports and 1 tornado report. On average that is 9.5 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in May, July, August, when 69% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 1 hail report, 27 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Syracuse; the largest hail was 1.00″ (quarter) on Aug 27, 2026.
Latest storm reports near Syracuse
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2026 | Damaging wind | 14 mi W · Onondaga Co. |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Damaging wind | 22 mi S · Cortland Co. |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 3 mi N · Onondaga Co. |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Damaging wind | 6 mi N · Onondaga Co. |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Damaging wind | 23 mi S · Cortland Co. |
| Jul 4, 2026 | Damaging wind | 19 mi SW · Cayuga Co. |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Damaging wind | 24 mi NW · Oswego Co. |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Damaging wind | 13 mi NW · Onondaga Co. |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Damaging wind | 10 mi N · Onondaga Co. |
| Jun 10, 2026 | Damaging wind | 21 mi W · Cayuga Co. |
One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.
Storm reports by year
Storm season in Syracuse
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Syracuse
Syracuse averages 2.1 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 2.50 inches — about the size of a tennis ball — reported 23 miles from the city centre on May 18, 2017. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Syracuse
There have been 1 tornado report within 25 miles of Syracuse since 2016; the strongest was rated EF1 (Jul 16, 2024, 20 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.
Storm alerts for Syracuse on your iPhone
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Storm trackers near Syracuse
Questions about storms in Syracuse
Does Syracuse get a lot of severe storms?
Syracuse averages 9.5 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.
When is storm season in Syracuse?
Most severe-weather reports around Syracuse come in May, July, August.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Syracuse?
2.50 inches (tennis ball size) on May 18, 2017, 23 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Syracuse?
Yes — 1 tornado report within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF1 on Jul 16, 2024.
How do I get storm alerts for Syracuse?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Syracuse, NY. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.
How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Syracuse, NY. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 27, 2026.