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Tornadoes in New York

New York has recorded 535 tornadoes from 1950 through 2025, about 9.4 per year over the last 30 years. They killed 35 people and injured 354. July is the most active month.

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Tornadoes per year

96: 896897: 697698: 19981999: 199100: 500501: 301302: 14021403: 18031804: 804805: 405406: 706707: 407408: 208209: 11091110: 13101311: 21112112: 812813: 613614: 11141115: 215216: 216217: 12171218: 12181219: 419420: 12201221: 12211222: 722723: 10231024: 32243225: 7257
New York tornadoes per year, 1996–2025
50s: 1250s1260s: 3160s3170s: 5470s5480s: 6680s6690s: 12590s12500s: 7600s7610s: 9110s9120s: 8020s80
Tornadoes per decade (the 2020s are partial)

When tornadoes happen in New York

Jan: 0JanFeb: 2Feb2Mar: 2Mar2Apr: 29Apr29May: 75May75Jun: 84Jun84Jul: 152Jul152Aug: 103Aug103Sep: 51Sep51Oct: 17Oct17Nov: 20Nov20Dec: 0Dec
Tornadoes by month, 1950–2025
EF0: 202EF0202EF1: 242EF1242EF2: 63EF263EF3: 21EF321EF4: 2EF42EF5: 0EF5
Tornadoes by (E)F rating

Ratings before February 2007 use the original Fujita (F) scale; later tornadoes use the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale. How the EF scale works.

Deadliest tornadoes in New York

DateRatingCountyPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
November 16, 1989F1Orange County9.1 mi100 yd918
August 28, 1973F4—9.8 mi313 yd436
July 8, 2014EF2Madison County2.5 mi235 yd40
June 22, 2025EF1Oneida County2.4 mi300 yd30
May 2, 1983F3Chautauqua County28 mi450 yd20
October 14, 1989F2Chenango County2 mi300 yd23
September 3, 1993F1Genesee County4.2 mi63 yd20
May 2, 1983F3Cayuga County20 mi200 yd10
August 15, 1986F2St. Lawrence County0.2 mi10 yd13
June 18, 1970F1Herkimer County2.3 mi10 yd11

Strongest tornadoes in New York

DateRatingCountyPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
August 28, 1973F4—9.8 mi313 yd436
July 10, 1989F4Montgomery County42 mi1,320 yd020
May 2, 1983F3Chautauqua County28 mi450 yd20
May 2, 1983F3Cayuga County20 mi200 yd10
June 20, 1969F3Chautauqua County84.1 mi10 yd00
May 31, 1998F3Tioga County62 mi200 yd012
June 16, 1974F3Greene County49.1 mi67 yd00
May 31, 1998F3—30.5 mi970 yd068
June 2, 1969F3Cayuga County17.5 mi10 yd00
June 24, 1960F3Schenectady County16 mi440 yd09

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingCountyPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
September 25, 2025EF0Sullivan County16 mi150 yd00
September 4, 2025EF0Oneida County3 mi100 yd00
July 7, 2025EF2Ontario County1.7 mi300 yd00
June 22, 2025EF1Oneida County4.7 mi450 yd00
June 22, 2025EF1Oneida County2.4 mi300 yd30
June 10, 2025EF0Clinton County0.5 mi100 yd00
June 9, 2025EF1Cattaraugus County2.4 mi600 yd00
September 9, 2024EF0Genesee County0.2 mi50 yd00
September 9, 2024?Jefferson County0.1 mi50 yd00
September 9, 2024EF0Erie County1.2 mi75 yd00

Counties with the most tornadoes

CountyTornadoes since 1950Per 1,000 sq mi
Oneida County3370519802
Suffolk County3290976948.4
Chautauqua County2765971698.1
Erie County2767046979.9
Cattaraugus County1937622324.2
Chenango County1749305711.1
Dutchess County1652060301.5
Oswego County1438088235.3
Ulster County1432259786.5
Saratoga County1444765432.1
Orange County1341465517.2
Otsego County1333602794.4
Allegany County1230174757.3
Broome County1244022662.9
Columbia County1248944881.9
Herkimer County1120191353.6
St. Lawrence County1110630597
Sullivan County1129431818.2
Fulton County1157555555.6
Greene County1040030911.9

About this data

Tornado records come from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database of confirmed tornadoes, 1950–2025. Tornadoes that crossed state lines are counted in the state where they began. Counts in the early decades are lower partly because many weak tornadoes went unreported before Doppler radar and storm spotter networks.