Tornadoes in New York

New York has recorded 536 tornadoes since 1950, 30th among the states; 24 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

  • 536tornadoes since 1950
  • 24rated F3/EF3 or stronger
  • 35deaths along their paths
  • 2024most in one year, 32
2025
  • Tornadoes on record, by year

Over time

Tornadoes per year in New York 1952: 1 1954: 2 1955: 1 1956: 1 1957: 1 1958: 3 1959: 3 1960: 4 1961: 5 1962: 1 1963: 3 1964: 1 1965: 5 1966: 1 1967: 2 1968: 2 1969: 7 1970: 4 1971: 5 1972: 6 1973: 6 1974: 6 1975: 3 1976: 8 1977: 5 1978: 8 1979: 3 1980: 4 1981: 3 1982: 3 1983: 8 1984: 6 1985: 8 1986: 9 1987: 6 1988: 5 1989: 15 1990: 16 1991: 10 1992: 25 1993: 21 1994: 13 1995: 6 1996: 8 1997: 6 1998: 19 1999: 1 2000: 5 2001: 3 2002: 14 2003: 18 2004: 8 2005: 4 2006: 7 2007: 4 2008: 2 2009: 11 2010: 13 2011: 21 2012: 8 2013: 6 2014: 11 2015: 2 2016: 2 2017: 12 2018: 12 2019: 4 2020: 12 2021: 12 2022: 7 2023: 10 2024: 32 32 2025: 7 19521963197319831993200320132023

The strongest tornadoes

Every county

Counties with any recorded events, highest first.