Tornado and Hail in New York, October 14, 1989

Name: Tornado and Hail in New York, October 14, 1989
Start: 1989-10-14T14:45
End: 1989-10-14T20:00
Location: New York

October 14, 1989 · NWS ALB · 66 events in 32 counties and zones

58 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 3
Injuries: 4
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 66

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

58 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Niagara

When: October 14, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Niagara County
Measured: 91 kt (105 mph)
Coordinates: 43.350, -78.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Cortland

When: October 14, 2:56 PM CST
Where: Cortland County
Coordinates: 42.600, -76.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Niagara

When: October 14, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Niagara County
Coordinates: 43.170, -78.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Orleans

When: October 14, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Orleans County
Coordinates: 43.330, -78.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Orleans

When: October 14, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Orleans County
Measured: 78 kt (90 mph)
Coordinates: 43.230, -78.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Genesee

When: October 14, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Genesee County
Coordinates: 43.000, -78.180

Hail, Chenango

When: October 14, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Chenango County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.680, -75.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston

When: October 14, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Livingston County
Coordinates: 42.970, -77.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: October 14, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Monroe County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 43.000, -77.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Cayuga

When: October 14, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Cayuga County
Coordinates: 42.930, -76.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When: October 14, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Otsego County
Coordinates: 42.630, -75.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston

When: October 14, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Livingston County
Coordinates: 42.820, -77.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Oswego

When: October 14, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Oswego County
Coordinates: 43.230, -76.300

Hail, Onondaga

When: October 14, 3:55 PM CST
Where: Onondaga County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.070, -76.170

Hail, Monroe

When: October 14, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Monroe County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.220, -77.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Herkimer

When: October 14, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Herkimer County
Coordinates: 43.470, -74.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: October 14, 4:08 PM CST
Where: Wayne County
Coordinates: 43.070, -77.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: October 14, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Wayne County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 43.050, -77.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When: October 14, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Otsego County
Coordinates: 42.630, -75.030

Tornado, Chenango

When: October 14, 5:15 PM EST
Where: Chenango County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 300 yd
Deaths: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 42.500, -75.770

Hail, Yates

When: October 14, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Yates County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 42.670, -77.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Seneca

When: October 14, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Seneca County
Coordinates: 42.580, -76.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Ontario

When: October 14, 4:33 PM CST
Where: Ontario County
Coordinates: 42.880, -77.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: October 14, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Monroe County
Coordinates: 43.200, -77.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Onondaga

When: October 14, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Onondaga County
Coordinates: 42.880, -76.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Tompkins

When: October 14, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Tompkins County
Coordinates: 42.550, -76.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida

When: October 14, 4:42 PM CST
Where: Oneida County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 43.280, -75.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Cortland

When: October 14, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Cortland County
Coordinates: 42.730, -76.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Tompkins

When: October 14, 4:47 PM CST
Where: Tompkins County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 42.450, -76.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Cortland

When: October 14, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Cortland County
Coordinates: 42.730, -75.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Cortland

When: October 14, 5:02 PM CST
Where: Cortland County
Coordinates: 42.600, -76.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: October 14, 5:04 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Coordinates: 42.850, -75.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Cortland

When: October 14, 5:13 PM CST
Where: Cortland County
Coordinates: 42.530, -75.880

Hail, Chenango

When: October 14, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Chenango County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 42.720, -75.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Tompkins

When: October 14, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Tompkins County
Coordinates: 42.480, -76.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: October 14, 5:18 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Coordinates: 42.930, -74.620

Hail, Chenango

When: October 14, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Chenango County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.530, -75.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When: October 14, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Fulton County
Coordinates: 43.120, -74.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Chemung

When: October 14, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Chemung County
Coordinates: 42.130, -76.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Tioga

When: October 14, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Tioga County
Coordinates: 42.300, -76.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Schuyler

When: October 14, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Schuyler County
Coordinates: 42.350, -76.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When: October 14, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Otsego County
Coordinates: 42.700, -74.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When: October 14, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Otsego County
Coordinates: 42.800, -75.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Cortland

When: October 14, 5:33 PM CST
Where: Cortland County
Coordinates: 42.520, -76.180

Hail, Onondaga

When: October 14, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Onondaga County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.800, -76.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Schoharie

When: October 14, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Schoharie County
Coordinates: 42.600, -74.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When: October 14, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Otsego County
Coordinates: 42.830, -75.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When: October 14, 5:47 PM CST
Where: Otsego County
Coordinates: 42.850, -74.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Schenectady

When: October 14, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Schenectady County
Coordinates: 42.820, -74.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When: October 14, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Delaware County
Coordinates: 42.320, -75.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When: October 14, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Delaware County
Coordinates: 42.330, -75.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Chenango

When: October 14, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Chenango County
Coordinates: 42.380, -75.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When: October 14, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Delaware County
Coordinates: 42.170, -75.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Broome

When: October 14, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Broome County
Coordinates: 42.120, -75.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When: October 14, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Saratoga County
Coordinates: 43.120, -73.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When: October 14, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Otsego County
Coordinates: 42.450, -75.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When: October 14, 6:06 PM CST
Where: Otsego County
Coordinates: 42.470, -75.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When: October 14, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Otsego County
Coordinates: 42.320, -75.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Cortland

When: October 14, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Cortland County
Coordinates: 42.600, -76.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Chenango

When: October 14, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Chenango County
Coordinates: 42.280, -75.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Albany

When: October 14, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Albany County
Coordinates: 42.620, -73.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When: October 14, 6:22 PM CST
Where: Rensselaer County
Coordinates: 42.700, -73.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When: October 14, 6:34 PM CST
Where: Rensselaer County
Coordinates: 42.550, -73.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When: October 14, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Rensselaer County
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 42.520, -73.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Chenango

When: October 14, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Chenango County
Coordinates: 42.230, -75.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When: October 14, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Dutchess County
Coordinates: 41.950, -73.520

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer	1989-10-14				Direct

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New York in 1989 Every state in 1989 This day in weather history The tornado archive for New York, 1989 Warnings in New York, October 1989

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: 10074376, 10074377, 10074378, 10074379, 10074380, 10074381, 10074382, 10074383, 10074384, 10075236, 10075237, 10075448, 10075449, 10075450, 10075451, 10075452, 10075453, 10075454, 10075455, 10075469, 10075456, 10075457, 10075458, 10075459, 10075460, 10075461, 10075462, 10075463, 10075464, 10075465, 10075466, 10075467, 10075468, 10075470, 10075471, 10075472, 10075473, 10075474, 10075475, 10075476, and more.