This page lists the date and location of all the tornadoes that have occurred in New York during the years 1950 to 1995. If you are interested in reading about the "worst" tornadoes that have struck New York(and all other states), see this page on our site. If you want to find out about specific tornadoes that have occurred since 1995, check out the NCDC Storm Events page.
New York Tornadoes 1950-1995
Links to the Specific Counties
Albany Allegany Broome Cattaraugus Cayuga Chautauqua Chemung Chenango Columbia Cortland Delaware Dutchess Erie Essex Franklin Fulton Genesee Greene Hamilton Herkimer Jefferson Lewis Livingston Madison Monroe Montgomery Nassau Niagara Oneida Onondaga Ontario Orange Orleans Oswego Otsego Putnam Queens Rensselaer Richmond Rockland St. Lawrence Saratoga Schenectady Schoharie Schuyler Steuben Suffolk Sullivan Tioga Tompkins Ulster Warren Washington Wayne Westchester Wyoming Yates
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date event hour dead inj. F County
# scale #
Albany County Tornadoes
JUN 30, 1973 001 1615 0 2 F1 001
JUN 16, 1974 002 1215 0 0 F2 001
JLY 11, 1980 003 1500 0 0 F0 001
MAY 12, 1984 001 1325 0 13 F0 001
JLY 10, 1989 003 1257 0 0 F3 001
AUG 28, 1990 014 1930 0 0 F0 001
Allegany County Tornadoes
SEP 03, 1993 017 1320 0 0 F2 003
JUN 20, 1969 003 0600 0 0 F3 003
Broome County Tornadoes
SEP 10, 1962 001 1500 0 0 F0 007
JLY 14, 1992 016 1515 0 0 F1 007
SEP 03, 1992 024 1455 0 6 F1 007
Cattaraugus County Tornadoes
MAY 15, 1961 002 1830 0 0 F3 009
AUG 17, 1965 004 1515 0 0 F0 009
JLY 24, 1967 002 1400 0 0 F3 009
AUG 06, 1968 001 0330 0 4 F2 009
JUN 20, 1969 003 0555 0 0 F3 009
FEB 24, 1975 001 1430 0 2 F1 009
JUN 05, 1975 002 0445 0 0 F0 009
SEP 18, 1977 004 1515 0 0 F1 009
JUN 29, 1980 002 2030 0 0 F1 009
AUG 28, 1990 010 1715 0 2 F0 009
JLY 17, 1992 017 1600 0 0 F1 009
JUN 13, 1994 004 1525 0 0 F1 009
JUN 13, 1994 005 1539 0 1 F2 009
Cayuga County Tornadoes
JUN 02, 1969 002 1430 0 0 F1 011
MAY 02, 1983 004 1915 1 0 F3 011
APR 30, 1991 004 1520 0 0 F1 011
Chautauqua County Tornadoes
JUN 12, 1959 001 1815 0 3 F0 013
JLY 02, 1963 002 1120 0 0 F1 013
MAY 16, 1965 001 1915 0 3 F2 013
SEP 09, 1965 005 1545 0 0 F1 013
AUG 06, 1968 001 0330 0 4 F2 013
MAY 17, 1969 001 1710 0 1 F2 013
JUN 20, 1969 003 0555 0 0 F3 013
JLY 15, 1970 002 1600 0 0 F1 013
APR 03, 1974 001 2100 0 0 F1 013
JUN 30, 1976 006 1420 0 0 F1 013
JLY 28, 1982 001 0520 0 0 F1 013
JLY 28, 1982 002 1515 0 1 F0 013
MAY 02, 1983 001 1505 2 0 F3 013
MAY 31, 1985 002 1555 0 0 F3 013
MAY 31, 1985 003 1625 0 10 F3 013
JLY 19, 1989 006 1430 0 0 F0 013
AUG 28, 1990 009 1650 0 0 F0 013
APR 09, 1991 001 1445 0 0 F0 013
JLY 12, 1992 014 1935 0 0 F2 013
JLY 11, 1993 008 2135 0 0 F1 013
JUN 13, 1994 005 1535 0 0 F2 013
AUG 28, 1994 012 1130 0 2 F1 013
Chemung County Tornadoes
MAY 02, 1983 002 1815 0 6 F3 015
Chenango County Tornadoes
OCT 14, 1989 007 1715 2 3 F2 017
MAY 02, 1992 001 1410 0 0 F0 017
MAY 02, 1992 002 1410 0 0 F1 017
MAY 15, 1993 002 1830 0 2 F1 017
Columbia County Tornadoes
AUG 28, 1973 004 1134 0 0 F4 021
SEP 20, 1975 003 1745 0 2 F1 021
JLY 10, 1978 006 1445 0 0 F1 021
MAY 29, 1995 002 1640 0 5 F2 021
Cortland County Tornadoes
JLY 05, 1992 013 1700 0 0 F0 023
JLY 31, 1992 018 1515 0 0 F1 023
Delaware County Tornadoes
OCT 01, 1986 009 0100 0 0 F2 025
JUN 09, 1990 003 2033 0 0 F0 025
JUN 21, 1990 004 1545 0 0 F1 025
Dutchess County Tornadoes
AUG 07, 1978 007 2100 0 0 F1 027
MAY 12, 1984 002 1505 0 0 F0 027
JLY 25, 1987 005 1802 0 0 F0 027
JLY 21, 1988 002 1700 0 0 F1 027
JLY 05, 1992 011 1500 0 0 F0 027
JLY 31, 1992 019 1810 0 0 F1 027
Erie County Tornadoes
APR 25, 1957 001 1715 0 0 F1 029
JLY 07, 1961 003 1445 0 0 F2 029
JUN 09, 1966 001 1600 0 0 F0 029
AUG 19, 1970 003 1345 0 3 F3 029
AUG 23, 1971 005 0000 0 0 F2 029
MAY 02, 1972 001 1730 0 0 F2 029
JUN 30, 1976 007 1448 0 0 F1 029
JLY 30, 1987 006 1430 0 1 F2 029
APR 09, 1991 002 1515 0 0 F1 029
MAY 01, 1991 005 1240 0 0 F0 029
JLY 12, 1992 015 2010 0 0 F1 029
AUG 31, 1993 015 0115 0 0 F1 029
SEP 23, 1993 021 1230 0 0 F0 029
JUN 24, 1994 006 1425 0 0 F0 029
AUG 28, 1994 013 1130 0 0 F0 029
Essex County Tornadoes
MAY 06, 1952 001 1300 0 0 F2 031
OCT 16, 1958 003 1530 0 0 F1 031
MAY 09, 1978 003 1730 0 0 F1 031
Franklin County Tornadoes
JLY 26, 1986 004 0950 0 0 F1 033
Fulton County Tornadoes
JLY 12, 1959 003 1240 0 0 F0 035
JUN 27, 1978 005 1705 0 0 F1 035
AUG 23, 1986 007 2120 0 1 F1 035
MAY 01, 1991 007 1745 0 0 F1 035
JLY 05, 1992 007 1300 0 0 F0 035
JLY 05, 1992 008 1315 0 0 F0 035
Genesee County Tornadoes
SEP 03, 1993 016 1215 2 0 F1 037
Greene County Tornadoes
JUN 16, 1974 002 1110 0 0 F3 039
APR 02, 1977 001 1700 0 0 F1 039
JLY 10, 1989 003 1320 0 0 F4 039
APR 28, 1990 001 1330 0 1 F0 039
Hamilton County Tornadoes
AUG 28, 1973 002 0715 0 0 F2 041
JLY 21, 1979 002 2000 0 1 F0 041
NOV 16, 1989 012 1130 0 0 F0 041
SEP 03, 1993 019 1540 0 0 F1 041
Herkimer County Tornadoes
JUN 18, 1970 001 1500 1 1 F1 043
JLY 11, 1984 006 1315 0 0 F0 043
MAY 17, 1990 002 1412 0 1 F0 043
AUG 28, 1990 013 1820 0 3 F1 043
AUG 04, 1992 021 1205 0 0 F0 043
Jefferson County Tornadoes
JLY 01, 1959 002 2130 0 0 F1 045
AUG 28, 1983 008 1630 0 1 F1 045
AUG 20, 1993 013 1540 0 0 F0 045
Lewis County Tornadoes
JLY 12, 1969 005 1000 0 0 F1 049
JUN 04, 1987 001 1538 0 0 F0 049
Livingston County Tornadoes
MAY 22, 1960 001 1335 0 0 F0 051
APR 09, 1991 003 1630 0 0 F1 051
Madison County Tornadoes
SEP 18, 1977 003 1400 0 1 F2 053
NOV 16, 1989 009 0915 0 0 F0 053
JLY 29, 1993 010 1645 0 0 F0 053
Monroe County Tornadoes
APR 06, 1979 001 0015 0 0 F0 055
SEP 08, 1981 002 1200 0 0 F1 055
Montgomery County Tornadoes
JLY 10, 1989 003 1227 0 0 F3 057
JUN 24, 1992 006 1530 0 0 F1 057
Nassau County Tornadoes
SEP 27, 1970 004 1010 0 0 F2 059
SEP 18, 1973 006 0740 0 0 F2 059
JUN 01, 1976 003 1730 0 0 F0 059
AUG 12, 1978 008 0456 0 0 F1 059
JLY 23, 1995 003 1630 0 0 F1 059
Niagara County Tornadoes
SEP 03, 1963 003 1640 0 0 F1 063
JLY 26, 1969 006 1105 0 0 F1 063
AUG 25, 1994 010 1305 0 0 F0 063
AUG 28, 1994 011 1110 0 0 F0 063
Oneida County Tornadoes
JUN 29, 1960 003 1630 0 0 F1 065
AUG 02, 1965 003 1630 0 0 F0 065
JLY 01, 1967 001 1830 0 0 F1 065
JLY 21, 1980 004 0304 0 0 F1 065
MAY 02, 1983 006 2030 0 0 F3 065
JLY 11, 1984 004 1200 0 0 F0 065
JLY 11, 1984 005 1210 0 0 F0 065
JUN 24, 1989 001 1339 0 0 F1 065
JLY 23, 1990 007 0915 0 0 F2 065
SEP 03, 1992 023 1425 0 0 F0 065
MAY 15, 1993 001 1725 0 0 F0 065
MAY 26, 1994 003 1245 0 0 F1 065
Onondaga County Tornadoes
JUN 11, 1963 001 1230 0 0 F0 067
JUN 02, 1969 002 1400 0 0 F1 067
MAY 02, 1983 004 1940 0 0 F3 067
JLY 13, 1986 003 1635 0 5 F1 067
AUG 28, 1990 012 1801 0 0 F0 067
JLY 29, 1993 009 1645 0 0 F0 067
AUG 24, 1993 014 1340 0 0 F1 067
Ontario County Tornadoes
AUG 21, 1994 007 0030 0 0 F1 069
Orange County Tornadoes
JLY 25, 1969 007 1500 0 0 F1 071
JLY 29, 1971 001 1550 0 0 F2 071
JUN 16, 1974 003 1545 0 0 F2 071
JLY 14, 1988 001 1815 0 1 F3 071
NOV 16, 1989 011 1105 9 18 F1 071 **
JUN 29, 1990 005 1757 0 0 F0 071
MAY 29, 1995 001 1610 0 0 F0 071
** The storm of November 16, 1989 was not a true tornado, according to many knowledgeable people. This includes Professor Fujita, who surveyed the disaster at the request of the Governor. He found it to be a downburst-type event. Nine elementary students died when they were crushed under a poorly-designed, free-standing cafeteria wall. Exactly why the Albany Office of the NWS office chose to call this event a tornado has been the subject of considerable discussion.
Orleans County Tornadoes
SEP 29, 1986 008 2005 0 0 F1 073
Oswego County Tornadoes
SEP 09, 1960 004 1400 0 0 F1 075
MAY 30, 1972 002 1400 0 0 F0 075
SEP 08, 1981 003 1300 0 0 F1 075
MAY 02, 1983 005 1929 0 0 F3 075
JLY 13, 1986 003 1625 0 0 F1 075
JUN 15, 1993 004 1415 0 0 F0 075
AUG 02, 1993 011 0920 0 0 F0 075
AUG 20, 1993 012 1540 0 0 F0 075
MAY 26, 1994 002 1215 0 0 F0 075
AUG 31, 1995 005 1220 0 1 F0 075
Otsego County Tornadoes
AUG 10, 1958 001 1644 0 0 F1 077
AUG 16, 1961 004 1800 0 0 F0 077
JUN 16, 1976 005 1810 0 0 F2 077
JLY 26, 1985 005 1155 0 0 F1 077
JUN 16, 1986 002 2000 0 0 F0 077
JUN 22, 1987 002 1500 0 0 F0 077
JLY 25, 1987 004 1600 0 0 F0 077
JLY 05, 1992 012 1500 0 0 F1 077
Putnam County Tornadoes
AUG 09, 1968 002 1830 0 0 F1 079
JLY 29, 1971 002 1630 0 0 F2 079
JLY 10, 1989 004 1558 0 5 F2 079
JUN 29, 1990 006 1848 0 0 F0 079
Queens County Tornadoes
OCT 05, 1985 008 0955 0 6 F1 081
Rensselaer County Tornadoes
AUG 28, 1973 003 1000 0 1 F2 083
AUG 27, 1974 005 1600 0 0 F1 083
NOV 16, 1989 015 1330 0 0 F0 083
MAY 02, 1992 004 1525 0 0 F1 083
MAY 02, 1992 005 1525 0 0 F1 083
APR 27, 1994 001 1330 0 0 F1 083
Richmond County Tornadoes
AUG 10, 1990 008 1345 0 3 F0 085
OCT 28, 1995 006 0245 0 0 F1 085
Rockland County Tornadoes
OCT 18, 1990 016 1738 0 1 F0 087
St. Lawrence County Tornadoes
SEP 19, 1954 002 1730 0 0 F2 089
AUG 07, 1972 006 1200 0 0 F1 089
MAY 31, 1985 004 2030 0 0 F1 089
AUG 15, 1986 006 1630 1 3 F2 089
JLY 24, 1987 003 1435 0 0 F0 089
AUG 09, 1988 003 2130 0 0 F0 089
JLY 10, 1989 002 0420 0 1 F1 089
JUN 21, 1993 005 0920 0 0 F0 089
Saratoga County Tornadoes
JUN 16, 1974 002 1225 0 0 F2 091
JLY 29, 1974 004 1730 0 0 F1 091
MAY 09, 1978 002 1700 0 0 F1 091
NOV 16, 1989 013 1220 0 1 F1 091
NOV 16, 1989 014 1250 0 0 F0 091
JLY 05, 1992 009 1340 0 0 F0 091
JLY 05, 1992 010 1412 0 0 F0 091
Schenectady County Tornadoes
JUN 24, 1960 002 1730 0 9 F3 093
AUG 21, 1971 004 1250 0 0 F0 093
Schoharie County Tornadoes
JLY 10, 1989 003 1240 0 20 F3 095
MAY 02, 1992 003 1505 0 0 F1 095
Schuyler County Tornadoes
AUG 30, 1955 001 1520 0 0 F3 097
JUN 15, 1964 001 1530 0 0 F1 097
AUG 28, 1988 005 1330 1 1 F1 097
AUG 28, 1990 011 1720 0 0 F2 097
Steuben County Tornadoes
AUG 07, 1972 005 0900 1 2 F1 101
JUN 28, 1993 006 1700 0 2 F1 101
SEP 03, 1993 018 1515 0 0 F0 101
Suffolk County Tornadoes
SEP 08, 1958 002 1600 0 0 F0 103
SEP 18, 1973 005 0724 0 0 F1 103
AUG 10, 1979 003 1445 0 0 F1 103
AUG 05, 1981 001 1115 0 0 F1 103
AUG 25, 1982 003 1400 0 0 F0 103
AUG 30, 1985 006 1030 0 0 F1 103
JLY 10, 1989 005 1715 0 1 F2 103
AUG 19, 1991 009 1130 0 0 F1 103
AUG 19, 1991 010 1200 0 0 F1 103
JLY 23, 1995 004 1646 0 0 F0 103
Sullivan County Tornadoes
MAY 09, 1961 001 1810 0 4 F2 105
JUN 09, 1972 003 1615 0 2 F2 105
JUN 16, 1986 001 1115 0 2 F1 105
NOV 16, 1989 010 1040 0 0 F1 105
OCT 13, 1990 015 1235 0 0 F1 105
Tioga County Tornadoes
MAY 02, 1983 002 1830 0 0 F3 107
MAY 02, 1983 003 1815 0 1 F3 107
AUG 27, 1988 004 2010 0 0 F1 107
SEP 03, 1992 025 1700 0 0 F0 107
Tompkins County Tornadoes
AUG 25, 1961 005 1800 0 0 F0 109
JUN 15, 1964 001 1530 0 0 F1 109
JUN 20, 1969 004 0745 0 0 F1 109
JUN 18, 1977 002 1500 0 0 F1 109
AUG 28, 1988 005 1342 0 0 F1 109
AUG 21, 1994 008 0715 0 0 F0 109
Ulster County Tornadoes
SEP 20, 1975 003 1730 0 1 F1 111
MAR 21, 1976 001 1340 0 0 F2 111
MAR 21, 1976 002 1340 0 0 F1 111
JUN 30, 1976 008 1615 0 0 F1 111
JLY 21, 1983 007 1520 0 0 F0 111
MAY 12, 1984 003 1505 0 0 F0 111
OCT 05, 1985 007 0900 0 0 F1 111
JLY 26, 1986 005 1230 0 2 F2 111
SEP 10, 1993 020 1440 0 0 F1 111
Warren County Tornadoes
MAY 09, 1978 001 1630 0 0 F1 113
APR 18, 1985 001 1739 0 0 F0 113
Washington County Tornadoes
JLY 25, 1972 004 1040 0 0 F0 115
JUN 11, 1976 004 1845 0 0 F2 115
AUG 04, 1992 020 1200 0 0 F1 115
JLY 08, 1993 007 1125 0 0 F0 115
AUG 21, 1994 009 1115 0 1 F1 115
Wayne County Tornadoes
JUN 09, 1980 001 1120 0 0 F1 117
JUN 15, 1993 003 1305 0 0 F0 117
Westchester County Tornadoes
AUG 11, 1971 003 1030 0 0 F1 119
SEP 01, 1974 006 2350 0 0 F1 119
SEP 26, 1977 005 1515 0 0 F1 119
NOV 16, 1989 008 1015 0 0 F0 119
JUN 12, 1991 008 1410 1 0 F0 119
SEP 03, 1992 022 1610 0 0 F0 119
Wyoming County Tornadoes
JLY 07, 1965 002 1630 0 0 F1 121
MAY 02, 1972 001 1730 0 0 F2 121
MAY 01, 1991 006 1315 0 0 F1 121
Yates County Tornadoes
JLY 14, 1954 001 1630 0 0 F1 123
JLY 01, 1956 001 2045 0 0 F1 123
JUN 27, 1978 004 1405 0 0 F1 123
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