Damaging Winds in New York, August 20, 1993

Name: Damaging Winds in New York, August 20, 1993
Start: 1993-08-20T15:25
End: 1993-08-20T17:55
Location: New York

August 20, 1993 · 16 events in 7 counties and zones

16 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 16 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $332,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 16

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

16 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston

When: August 20, 3:25 PM EST
Where: Livingston County, Dansville
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.728, -77.775 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Erie

When: August 20, 3:45 PM EST
Where: Erie County, Buffalo
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.758, -78.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Onondaga

When: August 20, 4:15 PM EST
Where: Onondaga County, Otisco
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 43.006, -76.195 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Onondaga

When: August 20, 4:18 PM EST
Where: Onondaga County, Spafford
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 43.006, -76.195 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cortland

When: August 20, 4:20 PM EST
Where: Cortland County, Cortland
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.595, -76.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cortland

When: August 20, 4:20 PM EST
Where: Cortland County, Homer
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.595, -76.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cortland

When: August 20, 4:20 PM EST
Where: Cortland County, Little York
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.595, -76.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cortland

When: August 20, 4:35 PM EST
Where: Cortland County, Cortland
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 42.595, -76.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cortland

When: August 20, 4:40 PM EST
Where: Cortland County, Cincinnatus
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.595, -76.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida

When: August 20, 4:44 PM EST
Where: Oneida County, Clinton
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 43.242, -75.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston

When: August 20, 4:45 PM EST
Where: Livingston County, Conesus Lake
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.728, -77.775 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms developed across the area ahead of a cold front. The thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. Some of the downed trees caused structural damage to homes. At Conesus Lake, a dock and boat were damaged. In Oswego County, a waterspout came ashore at Sandy Point on County Route 15. Numerous trees, wires and telephone poles were downed. Several residences and vehicles were destroyed. Several docks were lifted out of the water. In Jefferson County, several waterspouts were sighted off Montario Point. One waterspout came ashore and moved 300 yards inland uprooting several large trees which destroyed a lakeside home.

Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida

When: August 20, 4:46 PM EST
Where: Oneida County, Sauquoit
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 43.242, -75.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Chenango

When: August 20, 4:50 PM EST
Where: Chenango County, Earlville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.494, -75.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Chenango

When: August 20, 4:50 PM EST
Where: Chenango County, McDonough
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.494, -75.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Broome

When: August 20, 5:50 PM EST
Where: Broome County, Vestal
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 42.160, -75.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A cold front moved through eastern New York on the afternoon of August 20th resulting in severe thunderstorms over parts of the Susquehanna and Western Mohawk Valley regions. Cortland County was hardest hit with numerous trees and wires down and businesses and buildings damaged. In Cincinnatus a tree fell on a house causing substantial damage to a house and a barn was blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Broome

When: August 20, 5:55 PM EST
Where: Broome County, Endicott
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.160, -75.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New York in 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history Warnings in New York, August 1993

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: 10336489, 10336821, 10336015, 10336016, 10335765, 10335766, 10335767, 10335768, 10335769, 10335935, 10336490, 10335936, 10336618, 10336619, 10336601, 10336602.