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YEAR1 |
DATE |
LOCATION |
INTENSITY2 |
FATALITIES/ INJURIES |
ESTIMATED DAMAGE3 |
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2007 |
August 8th |
Brooklyn/ |
EF2 |
N / A |
N / A |
|
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 |
Notable Tornadoes4 in the New York Metro-Area
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YEAR1 |
DATE |
LOCATION (COUNTY) |
INTENSITY2 |
FATALITIES/ INJURIES |
ESTIMATED DAMAGE3 |
|
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Most intense tornado in
NYC Proper |
EF2 - August 8, 2007 |
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Most intense tornado in
NYC-metro area |
F4 - July 10, 1989 |
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Most deadly tornado in
NYC-metro area |
9 fatalities - November 16th 1989 |
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County with most notable
tornadoes in NYC-metro area |
New Haven (6) |
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Month with most notable
tornadoes in NYC-metro area |
July (13) |
NOTES:
1 Data prior to 1950 not officially documented by N.C.D.C.
2 Fujita scale prior to February 1, 2007 and Enhanced-Fujita scale thereafter
3 U.S. Dollar values not adjusted for inflation
4 Of at least F2 intensity or responsible for
significant casualties
5 Statistics from 1950 to present
Updated through - August 8th, 2007
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