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Recorded Tornadoes in New York City Proper
YEAR1
DATE
LOCATION
INTENSITY2
FATALITIES/
INJURIES
ESTIMATED
DAMAGE3
2018
August 2nd
Queens
EF0
0 / 0
TBD
2012
September 8th
Queens / Brooklyn
EF0 / EF1
0 / 0
$20K / $250K
2011
August 28th
Queens
EF0
0 / 0
0
2010
September 16th
Queens
EF1
1 / 1
$17.2M
2010
September 16th
Brooklyn
EF0
0 / 0
$8.5M
2010
July 25th
Bronx
EF1
0 / 7
$150K
2007
August 8th
Brooklyn (EF2) / Staten Island (EF1)
EF2
0 / 9
$0K
2003
October 27th
Staten Island
F0
0 / 0
$0K
1995
October 28th
Staten Island
F1
0 / 0
$0.5M
1995
August 31st
Manhattan
F0
0 / 1
$30K
1990
August 10th
Staten Island
F0
0 / 3
$0K
1985
October 5th
Queens
F1
0 / 6
$0K
1974
September 2nd
Bronx
F1
0 / 0
N/A
August 8, 2007 EF2 Brooklyn Tornado
Notable Tornadoes4 in the New York Metro-Area
YEAR1
DATE
LOCATION
(COUNTY)
INTENSITY2
FATALITIES/
INJURIES
ESTIMATED
DAMAGE3
2009
July 29th
Sussex, NJ
EF2
0 / 0
$1.0M
2007
August 8th
Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY
EF2
0 / 9
$0K
2006
July 12th
Westchester, NY
F2
0 / 6
$10.1M
2001
May 27th
Monmouth, NJ
F2
0 / 0
$1.0M
1999
August 8th
Suffolk, NY
F2
0 / 1
$1.0M
1998
September 7th
Nassau, NY
F2
0 / 6
$1.0M
1990
October 18th
Somerset, NJ
F3
0 / 8
$2.5M
1989
November 16th
Orange, NY
F1
9 / 18
$25.0M
1989
July 10th
Suffolk, NY
F2
0 / 1
$0K
1989
July 10th
Putnam, NY
F2
0 / 5
$25.0M
1989
July 10th
New Haven, CT
F4
0 / 40
$250.0M
1989
July 10th
New Haven, CT
F2
0 / 50
$25.0M
1988
July 14th
Orange, NY
F3
0 / 1
$2.5M
1981
July 20th
Morris, NJ
F2
0 / 0
$0K
1974
June 16th
Orange, NY
F2
0 / 0
$0K
1973
September 18th
New Haven, CT
F2
0 / 0
$0K
1973
September 18th
Nassau, NY
F2
0 / 0
$0K
1973
May 28th
Morris, NJ
F3
0 / 0
$250K
1973
May 28th
Morris, NJ
F3
0 / 12
$250K
1971
July 29th
Putnam, NY
F2
0 / 0
$250K
1971
July 29th
Orange, NY
F2
0 / 0
$250K
1971
July 29th
New Haven, CT
F3
0 / 2
$250K
1971
July 19th
Fairfield, CT
F2
0 / 0
$25K
1970
September 27th
Nassau, NY
F2
0 / 0
$250K
1970
July 15th
Bergen, NJ
F2
0 / 0
$25K
1962
August 7th
Bergen, NJ
F2
0 / 0
$250K
1962
May 24th
New Haven, CT
F3
1 / 45
$2.5M
1956
September 6th
Bergen, NJ
F2
0 / 0
$0K
1955
October 24th
New Haven, CT
F2
0 / 0
$3K
1955
October 16th
Monmouth, NJ
F2
0 / 0
$0K
1951
August 21st
Middlesex, CT
F3
0 / 8
$250K
1950
July 14th
Fairfield, CT
F2
0 / 3
$250K
1950
July 12th
Middlesex, CT
F2
0 / 0
$3K
1904
July 16th
Westchester, NY
F3
N / A
N / A
1895
July 13th
Bergen, NJ
F3
N / A
N / A
Summary Statistics5
Most intense tornado in
NYC Proper
EF2 - August 8, 2007
Most intense tornado in
NYC-metro area
F4 - July 10, 1989
Most deadly tornado in
NYC-metro area
9 fatalities - November 16th 1989
County with most notable
tornadoes in NYC-metro area
New Haven (6)
Month with most notable
tornadoes in NYC-metro area
July (13)
NOTES:
Data prior to 1950 not officially documented by N.C.D.C.
Fujita scale prior to February 1, 2007 and Enhanced-Fujita scale thereafter
Updated through - August 16th, 2018