New York, 1992

Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in New York, July 31, 1992

July 31, 1992 · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2.5 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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

2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Cortland

When
July 31, 3:15 PM EST
Where
Cortland County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
60 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
42.730, -75.930

Tornado, Dutchess

When
July 31, 6:10 PM EST
Where
Dutchess County
Rating
F1
Path length
22.7 mi
Path width
73 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
41.730, -73.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Cayuga

When
July 31, 4:29 PM PST
Where
Cayuga County
Coordinates
42.830, -76.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Cayuga

When
July 31, 5:12 PM PST
Where
Cayuga County
Coordinates
43.030, -76.630

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.

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: 10076519, 10076522, 10076520, 10076521.