New York, 1986Damaging Winds in New York, May 18, 1986
May 18, 1986 · NWS SYR · 12 events in 10 counties and zones
12 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wyoming
- When
- May 18, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wyoming County
- Coordinates
- 42.630, -78.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Wyoming
- When
- May 18, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wyoming County
- Coordinates
- 42.630, -78.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston
- When
- May 18, 12:56 PM CST
- Where
- Livingston County
- Coordinates
- 42.580, -77.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Onondaga
- When
- May 18, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Onondaga County
- Coordinates
- 43.070, -76.170
Thunderstorm Wind, Oswego
- When
- May 18, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Oswego County
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 43.280, -76.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Cayuga
- When
- May 18, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Cayuga County
- Coordinates
- 42.950, -76.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Onondaga
- When
- May 18, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Onondaga County
- Coordinates
- 42.920, -76.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Lewis
- When
- May 18, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lewis County
- Coordinates
- 43.650, -75.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Essex
- When
- May 18, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Essex County
- Coordinates
- 43.970, -74.170
Thunderstorm Wind, Steuben
- When
- May 18, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Steuben County
- Coordinates
- 42.330, -77.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton
- When
- May 18, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Fulton County
- Coordinates
- 43.030, -74.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Orleans
- When
- May 18, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Orleans County
- Coordinates
- 43.320, -78.400
- 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.
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 18, 19861 death · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, May 18, 1986$275,000 · F1 · 16 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, May 18, 19862 injured · 0.75 in hail · 9 events
- Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, May 18, 1986F0 · 11 events
- Hail in Tennessee, May 18, 19860.75 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Pennsylvania, May 18, 19861 in hail · 1 event
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: 10077492, 10077493, 10077494, 10077495, 10077496, 10077497, 10073893, 10077500, 10077501, 10077502, 10077503, 10077504.