New York tornado and storm history
Tornadoes, hurricanes, hail, and severe storms recorded in New York between 1952 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see the storms that came closest to it.
563
Tornado reports
56,795
Storm events
651
Deaths, all storms
Every tornado track in New York
545 county track segments since 1950, coloured by rating. Zoom in and each path widens to its surveyed width. Tap one for the storm.
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Tornadoes by decade in New York
All tornado reports against only the strong ones (F2 and above). Averages are per year over the years the federal record covers completely — 1952, 1976 and 1993 are each missing whole months in NOAA’s own files and are left out.
| Decade | All reports | Strong (F2+) | All per year | Strong per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960s | 33 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 1970s | 46 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 1980s | 74 | 22 | 7 | 2 |
| 1990s | 110 | 16 | 12 | 2 |
| 2000s | 79 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| 2010s | 100 | 13 | 10 | 1 |
The 2020s are left out because the decade is not finished. Reports are counted per county, so one tornado crossing a county line can appear more than once.
Significant recent events in New York
Events with deaths, several injuries, $1M+ property damage, or tornadoes rated EF3 and up.
Wind gusts of over 50 mph and frequent visibilities of a quarter mile or less were reported. At 5:17 am a 59 mph gust was reported at Bayville mesonet station. Snowfall amounts reported across the zone ranged from 15 to 25 inches via the public, trained spotters, Cocorahs, Amateu…
Frequent wind gusts of over 50 mph with Islip ASOS reporting a 54 mph gust at 6:19 am, and frequent visibilities of a quarter mile or less were reported. Snowfall amounts reported across the zone ranged from mainly 15 to 24 inches via the public, trained spotters, Cocorahs, Amate…
A trained spotter reported 11.9 inches at 1 N Syosset. An NWS Employee reported 9.8 inches at 1 WSW Levittown. The public reported 12.1 inches in Glen Cove and a cocorahs report of 10.8 inches in Herricks. Snowfall and sleet combined were estimated to have averaged around 12 inch…
Trained spotters reported 9.0 inches in Massapequa, 11.0 inches at 1 SSW Oceanside, and 10.2 inches at 1 WSW Elmont. Cocorahs reported 11.3 inches at 0.5 SSE Malverne and 10.5 inches at 1 ESE Malverne. The public reported 12.1 inches in North Merrick, and 10.5 inches at 1 NNW Val…
A female driver passed away from a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer which was traveling northbound on Route 12B and lost control during a snow squall. The truck crossed into the southbound lane colliding with the other vehicle.
A large tree fell onto a vehicle on U.S. 44 between Farmers Turnpike and Murphy Lane. One person was pronounced dead at the scene with one other injured.
High standing water with water levels above tires on some cars with leaf debris in water with of occurrence estimated. One fatality was reported by FDNY as a men entered the basement to save his dog and drowned.
A 59-year-old South Carolina man drowned Saturday afternoon August 23rd while swimming at Sailors Haven on Fire Island. Police said Ishmoile Mohammed became caught in a rip current that pulled him west. Lifeguards brought him to shore about 2:45 p.m. and, with assistance from Fir…
Strong thunderstorm winds snapped and uprooted around 40 acres of trees in woods off of Route 26 between East Maine and Hardy Roads.
There was an exceptional swath of hail damage, approximately 2.5 miles wide and 5 miles long. Many trees were completely stripped of their foliage, including an entire hillside, which bore the brunt of the storm and appeared entirely bare. Widespread hail damage was also reported…
During the late afternoon of the second day of a multi-day heatwave, a 65 year old woman on the 3rd/top floor of an apartment building in the Village of Owego suffered a medical emergency due to the heat and passed away. The apartment had no air conditioning and had warmed to 105…
A deadly pre-dawn tornado spun up at a kink in a line of severe thunderstorms in Clark Mills. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped, with many of them on structures. Three homes were sliced or crushed by trees. Two residents were killed in one of the heavily-damaged homes, and …
Gusty winds around 40 mph caused a large leader of a diseased tree to fall onto a moving vehicle on Lakeshore Road in Chazy. The sole occupant perished in this incident.
A driver lost control of their vehicle on snow-covered roads, crossing the center line and collided with an oncoming SUV. Six people were initially injured, but one passed away from their injuries on the 24th.
Two school buses collided head-on in whiteout conditions, killing one of the drivers. Three other individuals were treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Counties and zones
Each county’s full storm history, with its event count. Some entries are National Weather Service forecast zones rather than civil counties.
Albany (931)
Allegany (592)
Bronx (305)
Broome (1,258)
Cattaraugus (979)
Cayuga (531)
Chautauqua (1,169)
Chemung (453)
Chenango (785)
Clinton (359)
Columbia (834)
Cortland (606)
Delaware (759)
Dutchess (963)
Eastern Albany (430)
Eastern Clinton (258)
Eastern Columbia (400)
Eastern Dutchess (388)
Eastern Essex (339)
Eastern Greene (372)
Eastern Rensselaer (411)
Eastern Schenectady (376)
Eastern Ulster (412)
Erie (886)
Essex (395)
Franklin (322)
Fulton (434)
Genesee (450)
Greene (380)
Hamilton (636)
Herkimer (915)
Jefferson (699)
Kings (214)
Kings (brooklyn) (165)
Lewis (774)
Livingston (499)
Madison (622)
Monroe (760)
Montgomery (968)
Nassau (712)
New York (155)
New York (manhattan) (162)
Niagara (591)
Northeast Clinton (83)
Northeast Suffolk (235)
Northern Cayuaga (2)
Northern Cayuga (205)
Northern Erie (245)
Northern Franklin (336)
Northern Fulton (284)
Northern Herkimer (409)
Northern Nassau (124)
Northern Oneida (293)
Northern Queens (121)
Northern Saratoga (455)
Northern St. Lawrence (327)
Northern Warren (319)
Northern Washington (340)
Northern Westchester (184)
Northwest Suffolk (244)
Oneida (1,087)
Onondaga (1,005)
Ontario (644)
Orange (972)
Orleans (364)
Oswego (992)
Otsego (849)
Putnam (407)
Queens (499)
Rensselaer (809)
Richmond (205)
Richmond (staten Is.) (148)
Rockland (476)
Saratoga (1,135)
Schenectady (425)
Schoharie (757)
Schuyler (317)
Seneca (320)
Southeast Suffolk (260)
Southeast Warren (331)
Southeastern St. Lawrence (256)
Southern Cayuga (136)
Southern Erie (277)
Southern Franklin (343)
Southern Fulton (337)
Southern Herkimer (476)
Southern Nassau (141)
Southern Oneida (230)
Southern Queens (139)
Southern Saratoga (417)
Southern St. Lawrence (74)
Southern Washington (324)
Southern Westchester (211)
Southerwestern St. Lawrence (38)
Southwest Clinton (78)
Southwest Suffolk (268)
Southwestern St. Lawrence (187)
St. Lawrence (464)
Steuben (880)
Suffolk (880)
Sullivan (701)
Tioga (558)
Tompkins (548)
Ulster (958)
Warren (531)
Washington (866)
Wayne (556)
Westchester (746)
Western Albany (368)
Western Clinton (256)
Western Columbia (395)
Western Dutchess (433)
Western Essex (366)
Western Greene (385)
Western Rensselaer (410)
Western Schenectady (373)
Western Ulster (426)
Wyoming (534)
Yates (331)
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