New York, 1992

Tornadoes and Hail in New York, May 2, 1992

May 2, 1992 · NWS ALB · 41 events in 19 counties and zones

32 thunderstorm wind, 5 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.

  • 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
$800,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
41

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

32 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Chenango

When
May 2, 2:10 PM EST
Where
Chenango County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
42.680, -75.500

Tornado, Chenango

When
May 2, 2:10 PM EST
Where
Chenango County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
42.680, -75.500

Tornado, Schoharie

When
May 2, 3:05 PM EST
Where
Schoharie County
Rating
F1
Path length
6 mi
Path width
73 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
42.670, -74.450

Tornado, Rensselaer

When
May 2, 3:25 PM EST
Where
Rensselaer County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
42.700, -73.380

Tornado, Rensselaer

When
May 2, 3:25 PM EST
Where
Rensselaer County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
42.700, -73.380

Hail, Otsego

When
May 2, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Otsego County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.580, -74.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Onondaga

When
May 2, 1:15 PM PST
Where
Onondaga County
Coordinates
42.950, -76.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Onondaga

When
May 2, 1:20 PM PST
Where
Onondaga County
Coordinates
42.800, -76.270

Hail, Erie

When
May 2, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Erie County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.770, -78.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida

When
May 2, 1:40 PM PST
Where
Oneida County
Coordinates
43.200, -75.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Onondaga

When
May 2, 1:40 PM PST
Where
Onondaga County
Coordinates
42.900, -76.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Cortland

When
May 2, 1:50 PM PST
Where
Cortland County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
42.720, -76.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
May 2, 1:55 PM PST
Where
Madison County
Coordinates
42.850, -75.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Chenango

When
May 2, 2:04 PM PST
Where
Chenango County
Coordinates
42.530, -75.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
May 2, 2:05 PM PST
Where
Madison County
Coordinates
42.900, -75.480

Hail, Erie

When
May 2, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Erie County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.720, -78.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida

When
May 2, 2:15 PM PST
Where
Oneida County
Coordinates
43.280, -75.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida

When
May 2, 2:25 PM PST
Where
Oneida County
Coordinates
43.100, -75.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When
May 2, 2:25 PM PST
Where
Otsego County
Coordinates
42.680, -75.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When
May 2, 2:28 PM PST
Where
Otsego County
Coordinates
42.450, -75.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When
May 2, 2:30 PM PST
Where
Otsego County
Coordinates
42.630, -74.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida

When
May 2, 2:30 PM PST
Where
Oneida County
Coordinates
42.880, -75.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
May 2, 2:30 PM PST
Where
Madison County
Coordinates
42.820, -75.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Herkimer

When
May 2, 2:40 PM PST
Where
Herkimer County
Coordinates
43.030, -75.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When
May 2, 2:45 PM PST
Where
Otsego County
Coordinates
42.850, -74.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Herkimer

When
May 2, 2:45 PM PST
Where
Herkimer County
Coordinates
43.120, -74.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When
May 2, 3:00 PM PST
Where
Fulton County
Coordinates
43.100, -74.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When
May 2, 3:00 PM PST
Where
Delaware County
Coordinates
42.370, -74.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When
May 2, 3:01 PM PST
Where
Saratoga County
Coordinates
42.880, -73.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Schoharie

When
May 2, 3:10 PM PST
Where
Schoharie County
Coordinates
42.570, -74.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Schenectady

When
May 2, 3:18 PM PST
Where
Schenectady County
Coordinates
42.750, -74.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When
May 2, 3:20 PM PST
Where
Rensselaer County
Coordinates
42.550, -73.680

Hail, Tompkins

When
May 2, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Tompkins County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.600, -76.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Albany

When
May 2, 3:34 PM PST
Where
Albany County
Coordinates
42.580, -73.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When
May 2, 3:45 PM PST
Where
Greene County
Coordinates
42.450, -73.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When
May 2, 3:45 PM PST
Where
Greene County
Coordinates
42.270, -73.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When
May 2, 3:45 PM PST
Where
Columbia County
Coordinates
42.250, -73.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When
May 2, 3:53 PM PST
Where
Columbia County
Coordinates
42.420, -73.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When
May 2, 4:10 PM PST
Where
Columbia County
Coordinates
42.400, -73.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Cortland

When
May 2, 5:45 PM PST
Where
Cortland County
Coordinates
42.600, -76.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Broome

When
May 2, 6:10 PM PST
Where
Broome County
Coordinates
42.120, -76.020

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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: 10074302, 10074303, 10075379, 10075383, 10075384, 10155254, 10074294, 10074295, 10155811, 10074296, 10074297, 10074298, 10074299, 10074300, 10074301, 10155814, 10074304, 10074305, 10074306, 10074307, 10074308, 10074309, 10074310, 10074311, 10074312, 10074313, 10074314, 10075165, 10075166, 10075380, 10075381, 10075382, 10155815, 10075385, 10075386, 10075387, 10075388, 10075389, 10075390, 10075391, and more.