Westchester County tornado history

9 tornadoes touched Westchester County, New York between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Jul 12, 2006). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 8 people.

9tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
1killed · 8 injured
12 milongest path · 1992
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F03
(E)F15
(E)F21
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: September.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 12, 2006F210.1 mi300 yd60
Oct 2, 2018EF14.3 mi300 yd00
Sep 1, 1974F12 mi50 yd00
Sep 26, 1977F12 mi20 yd00
Aug 11, 1971F10.3 mi33 yd00
Jun 2, 2000F10.3 mi30 yd20
Jun 12, 1991F00.7 mi50 yd01
Sep 3, 1992F012 mi70 yd00
Nov 16, 1989F00.5 mi13 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Oct 2, 2018EF14.3 mi300 yd00
Jul 12, 2006F210.1 mi300 yd60
Jun 2, 2000F10.3 mi30 yd20
Sep 3, 1992F012 mi70 yd00
Jun 12, 1991F00.7 mi50 yd01
Nov 16, 1989F00.5 mi13 yd00
Sep 26, 1977F12 mi20 yd00
Sep 1, 1974F12 mi50 yd00
Aug 11, 1971F10.3 mi33 yd00

Deadliest: Jun 12, 1991, F0, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Rockland County, NY2Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT17Putnam County, NY6Bergen County, NJ9Bronx County, NY1Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT4Passaic County, NJ4Nassau County, NY9

Questions

How many tornadoes has Westchester County, New York had?

9 tornadoes touched Westchester County, New York between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Westchester County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Jul 12, 2006, with a 10.1-mile path.

When is tornado season in Westchester County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in September (3 of 9). 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).