NOAA STORM EVENTS · COMPLETE YEARS 2016–2025HISTORICAL REPORTS, NOT A FORECAST OR RISK SCORE
STORM EVENTLEDGERCOUNTY REPORTS · SEASONALITY · IMPACT
EVENT FILE / 36081MINIMUM 5 REPORTS

QUEENS · NY

Lightning history

NOAA recorded 6 county-coded Lightning reports in Queens, NY, from 2016 through 2025, with 5 reported injuries, 0 reported fatalities, and $40K in filed damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events details table · Complete years 2016–2025 · Compiled 16 Sep 2026

Reports6NOAA county-coded rows
Population context0.3per 100,000 residents · 2024 ACS denominator 2,323,052
Injuries5direct + indirect fields
Fatalities0direct + indirect fields
How to read the count

6 reports in ten years does not mean a 0.6-event annual forecast. Reporting units, event segmentation, coverage, and local exposure all affect the count.

01 / YEAR-BY-YEAR

Lightning in Queens reports by year

NOAA recorded 6 Lightning in Queens reports across the ten complete years from 2016 through 2025.

20162
20182
20202
03 / RECORDED CONSEQUENCES

Recorded impacts for Lightning in Queens

The Lightning in Queens records contain 5 injuries, 0 fatalities, $40K in property damage, and $0 in crop damage.

Damage estimates are nominal values as filed by the reporting source and retained by NOAA.

Property damage$40Knot inflation-adjusted
Crop damage$0not inflation-adjusted
First report year2,016within selected window
Latest report year2,020within selected window
04 / RECENT ROW SAMPLE

Latest Lightning in Queens source records

NOAA supplied 6 recent Lightning in Queens source rows with dates, event IDs, report sources, magnitude fields, and filed damage.

Up to eight latest rows are shown for auditability. Open NOAA for complete narratives and revisions.

Latest NOAA Lightning records for Queens
DateEvent IDSourceMagnitude / scaleFiled damage
2020-07-22NOAA 908,140Social Media—$10K
2020-07-22NOAA 908,134Broadcast Media—$0
2018-08-07NOAA 781,553Emergency Manager—$0
2018-08-07NOAA 781,551Emergency Manager—$0
2016-07-25NOAA 654,387Emergency Manager—$20K
2016-07-25NOAA 654,386Emergency Manager—$10K
READING THE RECORD

History is evidence—not a forecast.

A NOAA record count describes reports entered for a place and period. It does not estimate the chance, severity, or location of a future event. For active hazards, use your local National Weather Service office and official alerts.