Tornadoes in New York, November 8, 1996

Name: Tornadoes in New York, November 8, 1996
Start: 1996-11-08T12:30
End: 1996-11-08T12:45
Location: New York

November 8, 1996 · NWS BGM · 2 events in 1 county or zone

An intense thunderstorm cell developed over southern Chenango county just ahead of a line of thunderstorms out to the west. This storm downed trees and partially blew a roof off a house in Greene.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $150,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS BGM wrote it up.

An intense thunderstorm cell developed over southern Chenango county just ahead of a line of thunderstorms out to the west. This storm downed trees and partially blew a roof off a house in Greene. As the storm moved northward, it strengthened further and eventually produced an F0 tornado. The tornadic cell produced damage with a rotational pattern in Oxford. Tops of trees were snapped off, a barn was severely damaged, and its silo was twisted off and thrown several hundred yards. In Norwich, trees were also uprooted and snapped off. Several homes also experienced roof or siding damage. A large road sign was twisted off its foundation and thrown onto a lot of school buses. The tornado apparently lifted back into the cloud base shortly after entering Norwich.

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 41 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:30 UTC.

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Event by event

2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Chenango

When: November 8, 12:30 PM EST to 12:35 PM EST
Where: Chenango County, Oxford
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.7 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $75,000
Coordinates: 42.430, -75.600

Tornado, Chenango

When: November 8, 12:35 PM EST to 12:45 PM EST
Where: Chenango County, Oxford to Norwich
Rating: F0
Path length: 1.2 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $75,000
Coordinates: 42.430, -75.600

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.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5576573, 5576574.