Tornadoes and Hail in New York, August 28, 1990

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in New York, August 28, 1990
Start: 1990-08-28T00:00
End: 1990-08-28T23:15
Location: New York

August 28, 1990 · 79 events in 41 counties and zones

69 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 4 hail, 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: 0
Injuries: 5
Property damage: $3.3 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 79

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

69 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cattaraugus

When: August 28, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Cattaraugus County
Coordinates: 42.370, -79.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Cattaraugus

When: August 28, 12:05 AM CST
Where: Cattaraugus County
Coordinates: 42.400, -78.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Cattaraugus

When: August 28, 12:10 AM CST
Where: Cattaraugus County
Coordinates: 42.170, -78.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Cattaraugus

When: August 28, 12:10 AM CST
Where: Cattaraugus County
Coordinates: 42.150, -78.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Orleans

When: August 28, 12:15 AM CST
Where: Orleans County
Coordinates: 43.230, -78.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Allegany

When: August 28, 12:45 AM CST
Where: Allegany County
Coordinates: 42.380, -78.250

Hail, Yates

When: August 28, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Yates County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.580, -76.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Erie

When: August 28, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Erie County
Coordinates: 42.650, -78.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Yates

When: August 28, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Yates County
Coordinates: 42.670, -77.050

Tornado, Schuyler

When: August 28, 5:20 PM EST
Where: Schuyler County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2.5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 42.500, -76.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Chautauqua

When: August 28, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Chautauqua County
Coordinates: 42.330, -79.580

Tornado, Chautauqua

When: August 28, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Chautauqua County
Rating: F0
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 42.150, -79.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Yates

When: August 28, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Yates County
Coordinates: 42.520, -76.970

Hail, Seneca

When: August 28, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Seneca County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 42.580, -76.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Chautauqua

When: August 28, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Chautauqua County
Coordinates: 42.320, -79.570

Tornado, Cattaraugus

When: August 28, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Cattaraugus County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 60 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 42.020, -78.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Cattaraugus

When: August 28, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Cattaraugus County
Coordinates: 42.080, -78.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Cattaraugus

When: August 28, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Cattaraugus County
Coordinates: 42.180, -78.650

Hail, Onondaga

When: August 28, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Onondaga County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.120, -76.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Tompkins

When: August 28, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Tompkins County
Coordinates: 42.550, -76.650

Hail, Franklin

When: August 28, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.850, -74.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Oswego

When: August 28, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Oswego County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 43.470, -76.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Steuben

When: August 28, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Steuben County
Coordinates: 42.330, -77.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Schuyler

When: August 28, 5:37 PM CST
Where: Schuyler County
Coordinates: 42.470, -76.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Onondaga

When: August 28, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Onondaga County
Coordinates: 43.180, -76.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Allegany

When: August 28, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Allegany County
Coordinates: 42.300, -78.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Allegany

When: August 28, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Allegany County
Coordinates: 42.030, -78.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Tompkins

When: August 28, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Tompkins County
Coordinates: 42.450, -76.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Tompkins

When: August 28, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Tompkins County
Coordinates: 42.380, -76.300

Tornado, Onondaga

When: August 28, 6:01 PM CST
Where: Onondaga County
Rating: F0
Path length: 6 mi
Path width: 37 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 43.070, -76.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Tioga

When: August 28, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Tioga County
Coordinates: 42.350, -76.200

Tornado, Herkimer

When: August 28, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Herkimer County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 57 yd
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 43.000, -75.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Broome

When: August 28, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Broome County
Coordinates: 42.230, -75.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Broome

When: August 28, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Broome County
Coordinates: 42.200, -76.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Cortland

When: August 28, 6:26 PM CST
Where: Cortland County
Coordinates: 42.530, -75.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Cortland

When: August 28, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Cortland County
Coordinates: 42.570, -76.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: August 28, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Coordinates: 43.050, -75.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Tioga

When: August 28, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Tioga County
Coordinates: 42.230, -75.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Steuben

When: August 28, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Steuben County
Coordinates: 42.080, -77.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Steuben

When: August 28, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Steuben County
Coordinates: 42.170, -77.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Chenango

When: August 28, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Chenango County
Coordinates: 42.280, -75.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Chenango

When: August 28, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Chenango County
Coordinates: 42.720, -75.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Herkimer

When: August 28, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Herkimer County
Coordinates: 43.030, -75.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When: August 28, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Fulton County
Coordinates: 43.120, -74.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When: August 28, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Otsego County
Coordinates: 42.850, -74.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When: August 28, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Otsego County
Coordinates: 42.700, -74.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: August 28, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Coordinates: 42.900, -74.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: August 28, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Coordinates: 43.000, -74.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When: August 28, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Delaware County
Coordinates: 42.250, -75.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When: August 28, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Delaware County
Coordinates: 42.420, -74.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When: August 28, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Delaware County
Coordinates: 42.170, -75.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When: August 28, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Delaware County
Coordinates: 42.180, -74.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When: August 28, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Delaware County
Coordinates: 41.970, -75.170

Tornado, Albany

When: August 28, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Albany County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 7 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 42.750, -74.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When: August 28, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Saratoga County
Coordinates: 42.820, -73.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: August 28, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Coordinates: 42.800, -74.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: August 28, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Warren County
Coordinates: 43.400, -73.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Schoharie

When: August 28, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Schoharie County
Coordinates: 42.600, -74.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Schenectady

When: August 28, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Schenectady County
Coordinates: 42.800, -73.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Schenectady

When: August 28, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Schenectady County
Coordinates: 42.920, -74.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Albany

When: August 28, 7:55 PM CST
Where: Albany County
Coordinates: 42.770, -73.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When: August 28, 7:58 PM CST
Where: Rensselaer County
Coordinates: 42.630, -73.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: August 28, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 43.180, -73.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: August 28, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 42.320, -74.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Sullivan

When: August 28, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Sullivan County
Coordinates: 41.730, -74.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Sullivan

When: August 28, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Sullivan County
Coordinates: 41.780, -74.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Sullivan

When: August 28, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Sullivan County
Coordinates: 41.820, -74.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When: August 28, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Rensselaer County
Coordinates: 42.830, -73.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: August 28, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 42.350, -73.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: August 28, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 42.270, -73.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: August 28, 8:52 PM CST
Where: Columbia County
Coordinates: 42.270, -73.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: August 28, 9:38 PM CST
Where: Orange County
Coordinates: 41.380, -74.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Bronx

When: August 28, 10:26 PM CST
Where: Bronx County
Coordinates: 40.850, -73.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Westchester

When: August 28, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Westchester County
Coordinates: 41.300, -73.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Nassau

When: August 28, 10:35 PM CST
Where: Nassau County
Coordinates: 40.870, -73.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Rockland

When: August 28, 10:37 PM CST
Where: Rockland County
Coordinates: 41.100, -73.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Kings

When: August 28, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Kings County
Coordinates: 40.650, -73.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond

When: August 28, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Richmond County
Coordinates: 40.580, -74.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Suffolk

When: August 28, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Suffolk County
Coordinates: 40.970, -72.630

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

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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: 10075539, 10075540, 10075541, 10075542, 10075543, 10075544, 10075545, 10075546, 10075547, 10075556, 10075548, 10075549, 10075550, 10075551, 10075552, 10075553, 10075554, 10075555, 10075557, 10075558, 10075559, 10075560, 10075561, 10075562, 10075563, 10075564, 10075565, 10075566, 10075567, 10075568, 10075569, 10075570, 10075571, 10075572, 10075573, 10075574, 10075575, 10075576, 10075577, 10075578, and more.