New York tornado history

535 tornadoes in New York from 1950 to 2025, killing 35 people. Choose a county to see every track on a map.

Oneida County33Suffolk County32Chautauqua County28Erie County27Cattaraugus County19Chenango County17Dutchess County16Saratoga County15Oswego County14Ulster County14Columbia County13Orange County13Otsego County13Allegany County12Broome County12Delaware County11Fulton County11Herkimer County11St. Lawrence County11Sullivan County11Greene County10Montgomery County10Onondaga County10Rensselaer County10Steuben County10Madison County9Nassau County9Tompkins County9Westchester County9Albany County8Lewis County8Tioga County8Hamilton County7Ontario County7Warren County7Chemung County6Cortland County6Genesee County6Putnam County6Schenectady County6Washington County6Cayuga County5Jefferson County5Monroe County5Queens County5Schuyler County5Wayne County5Wyoming County5Yates County5Niagara County4Richmond County4Essex County3Kings County3Livingston County3Schoharie County3Clinton County2Franklin County2Rockland County2Bronx County1Orleans County1Seneca County1

By decade

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Deadliest tornadoes in New York

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Nov 16, 1989F19.1 mi100 yd189
Aug 28, 1973F49.8 mi313 yd364
Jul 8, 2014EF22.5 mi235 yd04
Jun 22, 2025EF12.4 mi300 yd03
May 2, 1983F328 mi450 yd02
Oct 14, 1989F22 mi300 yd32
Sep 3, 1993F14.2 mi63 yd02
May 2, 1983F320 mi200 yd01
Jun 18, 1970F12.3 mi10 yd11
Jul 16, 2024EF11.4 mi100 yd01