Tornadoes in New York

1. F0 / EF040 to 72 mph on the F scale, 65 to 85 mph on the EF scale

   Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.

2. F1 / EF173 to 112 mph on the F scale, 86 to 110 mph on the EF scale

   Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.

3. F2 / EF2113 to 157 mph on the F scale, 111 to 135 mph on the EF scale

   Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.

4. F3 / EF3158 to 206 mph on the F scale, 136 to 165 mph on the EF scale

   Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.

5. F4 / EF4207 to 260 mph on the F scale, 166 to 200 mph on the EF scale

   Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.

6. F5 / EF5261 to 318 mph on the F scale, over 200 mph on the EF scale

   Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.

7. Unrated

   The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

1. F1, Orange County, New YorkNovember 16, 19899 killed, 18 injured
2. EF2, Madison County, New YorkJuly 8, 20144 killed
3. F4, Berkshire and Columbia counties, New York and MassachusettsAugust 28, 19734 killed, 36 injured
4. EF1, Oneida County, New YorkJune 22, 20253 killed
5. F1, Genesee County, New YorkSeptember 3, 19932 killed
6. F2, Chenango County, New YorkOctober 14, 19892 killed, 3 injured
7. F3, Chautauqua County, New YorkMay 2, 19832 killed
8. EF1, Madison County, New YorkJuly 16, 20241 killed
9. EF0, Orange County, New YorkMay 15, 20181 killed
10. EF1, Queens County, New YorkSeptember 16, 20101 killed, 1 injured
11. F0, Westchester County, New YorkJune 12, 19911 killed
12. F1, Schuyler and Tompkins counties, New YorkAugust 28, 19881 killed, 1 injured

1. F4, Montgomery, Schoharie, Albany and Greene counties, New YorkJuly 10, 1989F4, 42.0 mi (68 km)
2. F4, Berkshire and Columbia counties, New York and MassachusettsAugust 28, 1973F4, 9.8 mi (16 km)
3. F3, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany counties, New YorkJune 20, 1969F3, 84.1 mi (135 km)
4. F3, Tioga, Broome and Delaware counties, New YorkMay 31, 1998F3, 62.0 mi (100 km)
5. F3, Greene, Albany and Saratoga counties, New YorkJune 16, 1974F3, 49.1 mi (79 km)
6. F3, Saratoga, Rensselaer and Bennington counties, New York and VermontMay 31, 1998F3, 30.5 mi (49 km)
7. F3, Chautauqua County, New YorkMay 2, 1983F3, 28.0 mi (45 km)
8. F3, Cayuga and Onondaga counties, New YorkMay 2, 1983F3, 20.0 mi (32 km)
9. F3, Cayuga and Onondaga counties, New YorkJune 2, 1969F3, 17.5 mi (28 km)
10. EF3, Lewis County, New YorkAugust 7, 2023EF3, 16.0 mi (26 km)
11. F3, Schenectady and Saratoga counties, New YorkJune 24, 1960F3, 16.0 mi (26 km)
12. F3, Chemung and Tioga counties, New YorkMay 2, 1983F3, 15.0 mi (24 km)

1. F3, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany counties, New YorkJune 20, 196984.1 mi (135 km)
2. F3, Tioga, Broome and Delaware counties, New YorkMay 31, 199862.0 mi (100 km)
3. F3, Greene, Albany and Saratoga counties, New YorkJune 16, 197449.1 mi (79 km)
4. F4, Montgomery, Schoharie, Albany and Greene counties, New YorkJuly 10, 198942.0 mi (68 km)
5. F2, Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties, New YorkAugust 6, 196831.8 mi (51 km)
6. F3, Saratoga, Rensselaer and Bennington counties, New York and VermontMay 31, 199830.5 mi (49 km)
7. F3, Chautauqua County, New YorkMay 2, 198328.0 mi (45 km)
8. F1, Dutchess County, New YorkJuly 31, 199222.7 mi (37 km)
9. F3, Cayuga and Onondaga counties, New YorkMay 2, 198320.0 mi (32 km)
10. F3, Cayuga and Onondaga counties, New YorkJune 2, 196917.5 mi (28 km)
11. F2, Oneida County, New YorkJuly 23, 199017.0 mi (27 km)
12. EF3, Lewis County, New YorkAugust 7, 202316.0 mi (26 km)

1. F3, Saratoga, Rensselaer and Bennington counties, New York and VermontMay 31, 1998$71 million
2. EF1, Queens County, New YorkSeptember 16, 2010$17 million
3. F2, Westchester, Western Connecticut Planning Region and Schuyler counties, New York and ConnecticutJuly 12, 2006$12 million
4. EF1, Chemung County, New YorkJuly 26, 2012$10 million
5. EF0, Kings County, New YorkSeptember 16, 2010$8.5 million
6. EF2, Cattaraugus County, New YorkJuly 24, 2010$7.0 million
7. EF2, Chautauqua County, New YorkJuly 24, 2010$5.0 million
8. EF2, Oneida County, New YorkJuly 16, 2024$3.5 million
9. F3, Tioga, Broome and Delaware counties, New YorkMay 31, 1998$2.5 million
10. EF1, Cattaraugus County, New YorkJuly 24, 2010$2.0 million
11. EF1, Genesee County, New YorkJuly 25, 2009$2.0 million
12. F1, Onondaga County, New YorkJuly 28, 2002$2.0 million

1. July 21, 200312tornadoes
2. July 16, 202410tornadoes
3. May 31, 199810tornadoes
4. August 7, 20238tornadoes
5. November 16, 19898tornadoes
6. July 10, 20247tornadoes
7. May 31, 20027tornadoes
8. July 5, 19927tornadoes
9. November 13, 20216tornadoes
10. August 28, 19906tornadoes
11. May 2, 19836tornadoes
12. July 8, 20145tornadoes

A tornado is counted once for every county its path crossed, so these add up to more than 535. Each county has a page of its own: every tornado that crossed it, year by year.

Warnings in force in New YorkForecast for your townThe live radar over New York

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.