Tornado and Damaging Winds in New York, October 18, 1990

Name: Tornado and Damaging Winds in New York, October 18, 1990
Start: 1990-10-18T16:57
End: 1990-10-18T21:40
Location: New York

October 18, 1990 · NWS ALB · 36 events in 16 counties and zones

35 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 10
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 36

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: October 18, 4:57 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 42.220, -73.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: October 18, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Orange County
Coordinates: 41.380, -73.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Sullivan

When: October 18, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Sullivan County
Measured: 63 kt (72 mph)
Coordinates: 41.650, -74.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: October 18, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Orange County
Coordinates: 41.450, -74.120

Tornado, Rockland

When: October 18, 5:38 PM CST
Where: Rockland County
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 41.120, -74.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When: October 18, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Ulster County
Coordinates: 41.930, -74.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: October 18, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 42.280, -74.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Westchester

When: October 18, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Westchester County
Coordinates: 41.130, -73.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond

When: October 18, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Richmond County
Coordinates: 40.550, -74.170

Thunderstorm Wind, New York

When: October 18, 6:00 PM CST
Where: New York County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 40.780, -73.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When: October 18, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Dutchess County
Coordinates: 41.750, -73.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Kings

When: October 18, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Kings County
Coordinates: 40.650, -73.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: October 18, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 42.270, -73.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: October 18, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 42.450, -73.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: October 18, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 42.350, -74.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: October 18, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Columbia County
Coordinates: 42.220, -73.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When: October 18, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Rensselaer County
Coordinates: 42.550, -73.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: October 18, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 43.180, -73.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: October 18, 6:34 PM CST
Where: Columbia County
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 42.350, -73.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: October 18, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Columbia County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 42.320, -73.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: October 18, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Columbia County
Coordinates: 42.150, -73.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: October 18, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Columbia County
Coordinates: 42.300, -73.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: October 18, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 42.400, -73.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When: October 18, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Dutchess County
Coordinates: 41.970, -73.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: October 18, 6:43 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 42.420, -73.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When: October 18, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Dutchess County
Coordinates: 42.000, -73.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When: October 18, 6:56 PM CST
Where: Ulster County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 41.930, -74.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: October 18, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 43.180, -73.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: October 18, 7:04 PM CST
Where: Warren County
Coordinates: 43.680, -73.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: October 18, 7:11 PM CST
Where: Warren County
Coordinates: 43.350, -73.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: October 18, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 42.280, -74.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: October 18, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Columbia County
Coordinates: 42.270, -73.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When: October 18, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Dutchess County
Coordinates: 41.750, -73.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When: October 18, 7:24 PM CST
Where: Saratoga County
Coordinates: 43.000, -73.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Suffolk

When: October 18, 9:20 PM CST
Where: Suffolk County
Coordinates: 40.930, -72.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Suffolk

When: October 18, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Suffolk County
Coordinates: 41.020, -72.150

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New York in 1990 Every state in 1990 This day in weather history The tornado archive for New York, 1990 Warnings in New York, October 1990

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: 10076691, 10076692, 10076693, 10076694, 10076695, 10076696, 10076697, 10076698, 10076699, 10076700, 10076701, 10076702, 10076703, 10076704, 10076705, 10076706, 10076707, 10076708, 10076709, 10076710, 10076711, 10076712, 10076713, 10076714, 10076715, 10076716, 10076717, 10074246, 10074457, 10074458, 10074459, 10074460, 10074461, 10074462, 10074463, 10074464.