New York, 1991

Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in New York, May 1, 1991

May 1, 1991 · NWS BGM · 61 events in 40 counties and zones

58 thunderstorm wind, 3 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
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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
2
Property damage
$278,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
61

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, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Erie

When
May 1, 12:40 PM EST
Where
Erie County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
42.650, -78.880

Tornado, Wyoming

When
May 1, 1:15 PM EST
Where
Wyoming County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
42.650, -78.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Niagara

When
May 1, 12:46 PM CST
Where
Niagara County
Measured
51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates
43.080, -79.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Genesee

When
May 1, 1:21 PM CST
Where
Genesee County
Coordinates
43.080, -78.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Erie

When
May 1, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Erie County
Coordinates
42.630, -78.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston

When
May 1, 1:50 PM CST
Where
Livingston County
Coordinates
42.730, -77.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston

When
May 1, 1:55 PM CST
Where
Livingston County
Coordinates
42.570, -77.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When
May 1, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Monroe County
Coordinates
43.080, -77.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Allegany

When
May 1, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Allegany County
Coordinates
42.300, -78.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Ontario

When
May 1, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Ontario County
Coordinates
42.980, -77.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Steuben

When
May 1, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Steuben County
Coordinates
42.570, -77.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Steuben

When
May 1, 2:21 PM CST
Where
Steuben County
Coordinates
42.100, -77.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Schuyler

When
May 1, 2:23 PM CST
Where
Schuyler County
Coordinates
42.420, -77.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Ontario

When
May 1, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Ontario County
Coordinates
42.950, -77.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Yates

When
May 1, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Yates County
Coordinates
42.680, -76.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Steuben

When
May 1, 2:27 PM CST
Where
Steuben County
Coordinates
42.330, -77.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When
May 1, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Wayne County
Coordinates
43.080, -76.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Cayuga

When
May 1, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Cayuga County
Coordinates
42.930, -76.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Seneca

When
May 1, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Seneca County
Coordinates
42.900, -76.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When
May 1, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
43.900, -75.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Oswego

When
May 1, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Oswego County
Coordinates
43.320, -76.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Onondaga

When
May 1, 3:07 PM CST
Where
Onondaga County
Coordinates
43.170, -76.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Onondaga

When
May 1, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Onondaga County
Coordinates
43.100, -76.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Tioga

When
May 1, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Tioga County
Coordinates
42.050, -76.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Ontario

When
May 1, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Ontario County
Coordinates
42.850, -77.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When
May 1, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Coordinates
44.180, -75.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
May 1, 3:33 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Coordinates
43.050, -75.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Oswego

When
May 1, 3:39 PM CST
Where
Oswego County
Coordinates
43.270, -76.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida

When
May 1, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Oneida County
Coordinates
43.120, -75.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Tompkins

When
May 1, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Tompkins County
Coordinates
42.530, -76.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Steuben

When
May 1, 3:42 PM CST
Where
Steuben County
Coordinates
42.570, -77.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida

When
May 1, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Oneida County
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
43.280, -75.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida

When
May 1, 3:51 PM CST
Where
Oneida County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
43.100, -75.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Herkimer

When
May 1, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Herkimer County
Coordinates
43.720, -74.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When
May 1, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Coordinates
43.820, -74.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Broome

When
May 1, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Broome County
Coordinates
42.150, -76.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Broome

When
May 1, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Broome County
Coordinates
42.170, -75.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Chenango

When
May 1, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Chenango County
Coordinates
42.330, -75.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Chenango

When
May 1, 4:32 PM CST
Where
Chenango County
Coordinates
42.430, -75.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When
May 1, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Coordinates
43.830, -74.430

Tornado, Fulton

When
May 1, 5:45 PM EST
Where
Fulton County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
43.100, -74.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
May 1, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Coordinates
43.000, -74.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When
May 1, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Fulton County
Coordinates
43.150, -74.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When
May 1, 5:04 PM CST
Where
Delaware County
Coordinates
42.070, -75.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
May 1, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Franklin County
Coordinates
44.570, -74.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When
May 1, 5:11 PM CST
Where
Greene County
Coordinates
42.420, -74.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When
May 1, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Otsego County
Coordinates
42.780, -74.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When
May 1, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Fulton County
Coordinates
43.050, -74.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Essex

When
May 1, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Essex County
Coordinates
44.420, -74.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When
May 1, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Fulton County
Coordinates
43.150, -74.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When
May 1, 5:43 PM CST
Where
Delaware County
Coordinates
42.070, -75.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
May 1, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Coordinates
42.930, -74.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When
May 1, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Saratoga County
Coordinates
43.080, -73.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When
May 1, 5:58 PM CST
Where
Warren County
Coordinates
43.430, -73.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Schenectady

When
May 1, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Schenectady County
Coordinates
42.800, -73.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Schoharie

When
May 1, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Schoharie County
Coordinates
42.570, -74.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
May 1, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Washington County
Coordinates
43.230, -73.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Sullivan

When
May 1, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Sullivan County
Coordinates
41.850, -74.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When
May 1, 6:17 PM CST
Where
Rensselaer County
Coordinates
42.750, -73.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Albany

When
May 1, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Albany County
Coordinates
42.620, -73.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When
May 1, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Rensselaer County
Coordinates
42.770, -73.450

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
Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida1991-05-01Direct

What these are

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.
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.

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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: 10074500, 10074502, 10074501, 10074503, 10074504, 10074505, 10074506, 10074507, 10074508, 10074509, 10074510, 10074511, 10074512, 10074513, 10074514, 10074515, 10074516, 10074517, 10074518, 10074519, 10074520, 10074521, 10074522, 10074523, 10074524, 10074525, 10076789, 10075309, 10075310, 10075311, 10075312, 10075313, 10075314, 10075315, 10075316, 10075317, 10075318, 10075319, 10075320, 10075321, and more.