Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in New York, November 16, 1989

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in New York, November 16, 1989
Start: 1989-11-16T07:00
End: 1989-11-16T13:30
Location: New York

November 16, 1989 · NWS ALB · 28 events in 17 counties and zones

20 thunderstorm wind, 8 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 9
Injuries: 20
Property damage: $51 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 28

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

20 thunderstorm wind, 8 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Broome

When: November 16, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Broome County
Coordinates: 42.230, -75.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Chenango

When: November 16, 7:20 AM CST
Where: Chenango County
Coordinates: 42.530, -75.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Chenango

When: November 16, 7:30 AM CST
Where: Chenango County
Coordinates: 42.680, -75.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When: November 16, 7:30 AM CST
Where: Otsego County
Coordinates: 42.700, -75.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Chenango

When: November 16, 8:30 AM CST
Where: Chenango County
Coordinates: 42.730, -75.550

Tornado, Madison

When: November 16, 9:15 AM CST
Where: Madison County
Rating: F0
Path length: 1.7 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 42.750, -75.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When: November 16, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Ulster County
Coordinates: 41.600, -73.980

Tornado, Westchester

When: November 16, 10:15 AM CST
Where: Westchester County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 13 yd
Coordinates: 41.280, -73.930

Tornado, Sullivan

When: November 16, 10:40 AM CST
Where: Sullivan County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 41.480, -74.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: November 16, 10:45 AM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Coordinates: 42.900, -74.420

Tornado, Orange

When: November 16, 11:05 AM CST
Where: Orange County
Rating: F1
Path length: 9.1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Deaths: 9 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 18 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 41.320, -74.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: November 16, 11:10 AM CST
Where: Orange County
Coordinates: 41.370, -73.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When: November 16, 11:10 AM CST
Where: Dutchess County
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates: 41.700, -73.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When: November 16, 11:15 AM CST
Where: Fulton County
Coordinates: 43.050, -74.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When: November 16, 11:15 AM CST
Where: Dutchess County
Coordinates: 41.620, -73.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When: November 16, 11:20 AM CST
Where: Putnam County
Coordinates: 41.430, -73.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When: November 16, 11:20 AM CST
Where: Ulster County
Coordinates: 41.880, -74.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When: November 16, 11:20 AM CST
Where: Ulster County
Coordinates: 41.730, -74.380

Tornado, Hamilton

When: November 16, 11:30 AM CST
Where: Hamilton County
Rating: F0
Path length: 1.7 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Coordinates: 43.970, -74.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When: November 16, 11:35 AM CST
Where: Ulster County
Coordinates: 42.000, -74.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When: November 16, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Fulton County
Coordinates: 43.050, -74.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When: November 16, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Dutchess County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 41.750, -73.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: November 16, 12:18 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 42.300, -74.000

Tornado, Saratoga

When: November 16, 12:20 PM CST
Where: Saratoga County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 43.150, -73.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Albany

When: November 16, 12:22 PM CST
Where: Albany County
Coordinates: 42.600, -73.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When: November 16, 12:22 PM CST
Where: Saratoga County
Coordinates: 42.970, -73.780

Tornado, Saratoga

When: November 16, 12:50 PM CST
Where: Saratoga County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 23 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 43.200, -73.670

Tornado, Rensselaer

When: November 16, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Rensselaer County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 17 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 42.950, -73.430

What these are

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.
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.

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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: 10075505, 10075506, 10075507, 10075508, 10075509, 10075510, 10075511, 10075512, 10075513, 10075514, 10075515, 10076370, 10076371, 10076581, 10076582, 10076583, 10076584, 10076585, 10076586, 10076587, 10076588, 10076589, 10076590, 10076591, 10076592, 10076593, 10076594, 10076595.