New York, 1991

Tornado and Hail in New York, June 12, 1991

June 12, 1991 · NWS ALB · 46 events in 23 counties and zones

37 thunderstorm wind, 8 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.

  • 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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The toll

Deaths
2
Injuries
3
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
46

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

37 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Oswego

When
June 12, 7:05 AM CST
Where
Oswego County
Measured
51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates
43.420, -76.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Onondaga

When
June 12, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Onondaga County
Coordinates
43.020, -76.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida

When
June 12, 8:30 AM CST
Where
Oneida County
Coordinates
43.200, -75.730

Hail, Onondaga

When
June 12, 8:45 AM CST
Where
Onondaga County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.980, -76.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Onondaga

When
June 12, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Onondaga County
Coordinates
43.030, -76.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Seneca

When
June 12, 9:10 AM CST
Where
Seneca County
Coordinates
42.750, -76.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Schuyler

When
June 12, 9:38 AM CST
Where
Schuyler County
Coordinates
42.420, -76.850

Hail, Herkimer

When
June 12, 9:40 AM CST
Where
Herkimer County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
43.050, -74.870

Hail, Montgomery

When
June 12, 10:05 AM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.930, -74.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Cortland

When
June 12, 10:08 AM CST
Where
Cortland County
Coordinates
42.600, -76.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Tompkins

When
June 12, 10:45 AM CST
Where
Tompkins County
Coordinates
42.450, -76.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Broome

When
June 12, 11:14 AM CST
Where
Broome County
Coordinates
42.120, -75.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Schenectady

When
June 12, 11:20 AM CST
Where
Schenectady County
Coordinates
42.780, -73.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Albany

When
June 12, 11:30 AM CST
Where
Albany County
Coordinates
42.530, -73.800

Hail, Albany

When
June 12, 11:33 AM CST
Where
Albany County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.750, -73.800

Hail, Rensselaer

When
June 12, 12:10 PM CST
Where
Rensselaer County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.550, -73.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When
June 12, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Columbia County
Coordinates
42.180, -73.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When
June 12, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Ulster County
Coordinates
41.720, -74.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When
June 12, 12:40 PM CST
Where
Ulster County
Coordinates
41.750, -74.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When
June 12, 12:40 PM CST
Where
Ulster County
Coordinates
42.050, -74.120

Hail, Dutchess

When
June 12, 12:47 PM CST
Where
Dutchess County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.920, -73.920

Hail, Ulster

When
June 12, 12:56 PM CST
Where
Ulster County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.850, -74.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Sullivan

When
June 12, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Sullivan County
Coordinates
41.900, -74.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Sullivan

When
June 12, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Sullivan County
Coordinates
41.730, -74.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Sullivan

When
June 12, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Sullivan County
Coordinates
41.770, -75.050

Tornado, Westchester

When
June 12, 2:10 PM EST
Where
Westchester County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.7 mi
Path width
50 yd
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
41.150, -73.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
June 12, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Franklin County
Coordinates
44.850, -74.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When
June 12, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Dutchess County
Coordinates
41.750, -73.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When
June 12, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Orange County
Coordinates
41.370, -74.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When
June 12, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Orange County
Coordinates
41.500, -74.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When
June 12, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Dutchess County
Coordinates
41.700, -73.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When
June 12, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Dutchess County
Coordinates
41.550, -73.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When
June 12, 1:35 PM CST
Where
Putnam County
Coordinates
41.450, -73.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When
June 12, 1:35 PM CST
Where
Orange County
Coordinates
41.300, -74.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When
June 12, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Dutchess County
Coordinates
41.520, -73.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When
June 12, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Orange County
Coordinates
41.520, -74.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When
June 12, 1:50 PM CST
Where
Putnam County
Coordinates
41.520, -73.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When
June 12, 2:08 PM CST
Where
Orange County
Coordinates
41.250, -74.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Westchester

When
June 12, 2:11 PM CST
Where
Westchester County
Coordinates
41.300, -73.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Westchester

When
June 12, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Westchester County
Coordinates
40.980, -73.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Westchester

When
June 12, 2:39 PM CST
Where
Westchester County
Coordinates
41.170, -73.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Westchester

When
June 12, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Westchester County
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
40.900, -73.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Rockland

When
June 12, 2:55 PM CST
Where
Rockland County
Coordinates
41.170, -74.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Westchester

When
June 12, 2:55 PM CST
Where
Westchester County
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
41.020, -73.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Westchester

When
June 12, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Westchester County
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates
41.200, -73.900

Hail, Hamilton

When
June 12, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
43.450, -74.530

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.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Tornado, Westchester1991-06-12Direct
Thunderstorm Wind, Westchester1991-06-12Direct

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

More

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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: 10075063, 10075064, 10075065, 10075066, 10075067, 10075068, 10075069, 10075070, 10075071, 10075072, 10075073, 10075074, 10075075, 10075076, 10075077, 10075078, 10075079, 10075080, 10075081, 10075082, 10075083, 10075084, 10075085, 10075086, 10075087, 10080764, 10075088, 10075089, 10075090, 10075091, 10075092, 10075093, 10075094, 10075095, 10075096, 10080546, 10080547, 10080763, 10080765, 10080766, and more.