Chautauqua County tornado history

28 tornadoes touched Chautauqua County, New York between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 31, 1985). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 27 people.

28tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

2killed · 27 injured

84.1 milongest path · 1969

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F05

(E)F111

(E)F28

(E)F33

(E)F41

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 31, 1985	F4	28 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 2, 1983	F3	28 mi	450 yd	0	2
Jun 20, 1969	F3	84.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 31, 1985	F3	13 mi	177 yd	10	0
Aug 6, 1968	F2	31.8 mi	250 yd	4	0
Jul 24, 2010	EF2	7.6 mi	150 yd	0	0
Nov 14, 2011	EF2	4.1 mi	125 yd	0	0
Jul 12, 1992	F2	4 mi	23 yd	0	0
Jun 13, 1994	F2	3 mi	33 yd	1	0
Nov 14, 2011	EF2	2.9 mi	120 yd	0	0
May 17, 1969	F2	2 mi	250 yd	1	0
May 16, 1965	F2	0.1 mi	700 yd	3	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jul 10, 2024	EF1	3 mi	150 yd	0
Jul 16, 2020	EF1	1.5 mi	35 yd	0
Nov 14, 2011	EF2	4.1 mi	125 yd	0
Nov 14, 2011	EF2	2.9 mi	120 yd	0
Jul 24, 2010	EF2	7.6 mi	150 yd	0
May 31, 1998	F1	2 mi	30 yd	2
Aug 28, 1994	F1	2 mi	10 yd	2
Jun 13, 1994	F2	3 mi	33 yd	1
Jul 11, 1993	F1	0.5 mi	10 yd	0
Jul 12, 1992	F2	4 mi	23 yd	0
Apr 9, 1991	F0	0.5 mi	10 yd	0
Aug 28, 1990	F0	4 mi	100 yd	0

Deadliest: May 2, 1983, F3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Warren County, PA18 Erie County, PA23 Cattaraugus County, NY19 Erie County, NY27 McKean County, PA5 Forest County, PA10 Crawford County, PA40 Venango County, PA13

Questions

How many tornadoes has Chautauqua County, New York had?

28 tornadoes touched Chautauqua County, New York between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Chautauqua County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 31, 1985, with a 28-mile path.

When is tornado season in Chautauqua County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (10 of 28). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).