Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in New York, July 23, 1995

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in New York, July 23, 1995
Start: 1995-07-23T16:05
End: 1995-07-23T20:00
Location: New York

July 23, 1995 · 9 events in 7 counties and zones

7 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 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: $1.0 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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.

The radar

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When: July 23, 4:05 PM EST
Where: Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Nassau

When: July 23, 5:15 PM EST
Where: Nassau County, Westbury to N. Massapequa
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 40.732, -73.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When: July 23, 5:20 PM EST
Where: Dutchess County, Reekman
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: July 23, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Orange County, Cornwall
Coordinates: 41.402, -74.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Nassau

When: July 23, 5:30 PM EST to 5:40 PM EST
Where: Nassau County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.25 mi
Path width: 130 yd
Coordinates: 40.732, -73.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When: July 23, 5:35 PM EST
Where: Saratoga County, Countywide
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Suffolk

When: July 23, 5:46 PM EST
Where: Suffolk County, N. Babylon
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 35 yd
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorms moving across southeastern New York caused a variety of severe weather. Lightning, winds and heavy rains caused significant problems across the region. The severe thunderstorms also spawned a couple of tornadoes over Long Island. The first tornado skipped through the town of South Farmingdale, downing hundreds of trees and power lines. Many homes and cars were damaged before the tornado lifted back into the clouds. About 20 minutes later another weaker tornado touched down briefly in the town of North Babylon. A few trees were downed and some roofs were damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When: July 23, 6:08 PM EST
Where: Rensselaer County, Hoosick
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 42.711, -73.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When: July 23, 8:00 PM EST
Where: Ulster County, Port Ewen
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms were responsible for downing trees and powerlines in Saratoga County, Rensselaer County, Dutchess County and Ulster County. Lightning injured a woman in Albany County.

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.
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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New York in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history The tornado archive for New York, 1995 Warnings in New York, July 1995

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: 10336766, 10336533, 10336767, 10336099, 10336534, 10338508, 10338093, 10336157, 10338099.