New York, 1980

Tornado and Damaging Winds in New York, July 21, 1980

July 21, 1980 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Oneida

When
July 21, 3:04 AM CST
Where
Oneida County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
70 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
43.250, -75.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Chautauqua

When
July 21, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Chautauqua County
Coordinates
42.030, -79.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Broome

When
July 21, 2:40 PM CST
Where
Broome County
Coordinates
42.170, -75.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When
July 21, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Dutchess County
Coordinates
41.780, -73.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When
July 21, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Orange County
Coordinates
41.370, -74.700

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10077010, 10077011, 10077012, 10077013, 10077014.