New York, 1994

Tornado and Hail in New York, May 26, 1994

May 26, 1994 · 3 events in 1 county or zone

2 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 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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  • 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
$60,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Oswego

When
May 26, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Oswego County, Pennelville
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
43.464, -76.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Afternoon thunderstorms produced hail up to one inch in diameter. Trees and wires were downed by a weak tornado in Central Square. The tornado also destroyed a garage.

Tornado, Oswego

When
May 26, 1:15 PM EST
Where
Oswego County, Central Square
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
43.464, -76.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Afternoon thunderstorms produced hail up to one inch in diameter. Trees and wires were downed by a weak tornado in Central Square. The tornado also destroyed a garage.

Hail, Oswego

When
May 26, 1:20 PM EST
Where
Oswego County, Bernhards Bay
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
43.464, -76.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Afternoon thunderstorms produced hail up to one inch in diameter. Trees and wires were downed by a weak tornado in Central Square. The tornado also destroyed a garage.

What these are

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.

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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: 10336182, 10336183, 10336184.