Columbia County tornado history

13 tornadoes touched Columbia County, New York between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Aug 28, 1973). Tornadoes here killed 4 and injured 45 people.

13tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

4killed · 45 injured

15 milongest path · 1995

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

By rating

(E)F03

(E)F16

(E)F23

(E)F30

(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
Aug 28, 1973	F4	9.8 mi	313 yd	36	4
May 29, 1995	F2	15 mi	300 yd	5	0
Jul 3, 1997	F2	1.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 21, 2003	F2	1.3 mi	50 yd	1	0
Sep 20, 1975	F1	14.2 mi	167 yd	3	0
Jul 3, 1997	F1	5.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 2010	EF1	1.9 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jul 21, 2003	F1	1.8 mi	90 yd	0	0
Jul 3, 1997	F1	1.2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jul 10, 1978	F1	0.7 mi	53 yd	0	0
Jul 21, 2003	F0	4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 21, 2003	F0	0.5 mi	60 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Nov 17, 2010	EF1	1.9 mi	300 yd	0
Jul 21, 2003	F1	1.8 mi	90 yd	0
Jul 21, 2003	F0	0.4 mi	125 yd	0
Jul 21, 2003	F0	0.5 mi	60 yd	0
Jul 21, 2003	F0	4 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 21, 2003	F2	1.3 mi	50 yd	1
Jul 3, 1997	F1	5.3 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 3, 1997	F1	1.2 mi	200 yd	0
Jul 3, 1997	F2	1.5 mi	100 yd	0
May 29, 1995	F2	15 mi	300 yd	5
Jul 10, 1978	F1	0.7 mi	53 yd	0
Sep 20, 1975	F1	14.2 mi	167 yd	3

Deadliest: Aug 28, 1973, F4, 4 killed.

Nearby counties

Berkshire County, MA18 Greene County, NY10 Albany County, NY8 Rensselaer County, NY10 Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT30 Dutchess County, NY16 Ulster County, NY14 Schenectady County, NY6

Questions

How many tornadoes has Columbia County, New York had?

13 tornadoes touched Columbia County, New York between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Columbia County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Aug 28, 1973, with a 9.8-mile path and 4 deaths.

When is tornado season in Columbia County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (9 of 13). 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).