Tornadoes · United States · New York
1953 tornadoes in New York
No tornado was recorded in New York in 1953. The state averages 7.3 a year over the 73 years it has any in the record.
What New York usually sees
The record has 535 tornadoes in New York since 1950, 35 deaths. Every year in New York.
Nearby
Every tornado in New York since 1950Warnings in force in New YorkThe live radar over New York
What this means
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.
Sources
NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.