TORNADOS IN NEW YORK CITY
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John Pazmino
NYSkies Astronomy Inc
www.nyskies.org
nyskies@nyskies.org
2007 August 14
List of tornados in NYC and adjacent counties in 1950-2005, plus
the 2007 August 7 event on Staten Island (Richmone county, NY).
Index = NWS tornado catalog number, F = Fujita strength rating,
f = fatalities caused by tornado. Tornado #10847 hit both Fairfield,
CT, & Putnam, NY, listed under both states.
Prior to 1950, reports of 'tornados' in and around the City may
not describe real tornados, but exaggerated winds or strong gust.
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Index Date F f County
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Connecticut
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--- 1950-07-14 2 0 Fairfield
4099 1958-08-15 1 0 Fairfield
10847 1968-08-09 1 0 Fairfield, Putnam
12910 1971-07-19 2 0 Fairfield
14801 1973-09-18 1 0 Fairfield
29212 1990-06-29 0 0 Fairfield
31372 1992-07-05 0 0 Fairfield
31558 1992-08-04 1 0 Fairfield
36126 1996-07-09 1 0 Fairfield
43185 2002-05-31 1 0 Fairfield
New Jersey
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559 1952-04-05 1 0 Union
678 1952-08-10 1 0 Monmouth &a
2227 1955-10-16 2 0 Monmouth
2713 1956-09-06 2 0 Bergen
6690 1962-08-07 2 0 Bergen
7280 1964-03-26 0 0 Monmouth
12048 1970-07-15 2 0 Bergen
12909 1971-07-19 1 0 Bergen
14633 1973-06-29 1 0 Union
16645 1975-07-13 1 0 Bergen
17542 1976-07-07 1 0 Hudson
25365 1985-10-05 1 0 Middlesex, Union
26603 1987-07-14 0 0 Union
26604 1987-07-14 0 0 Middlesex
26661 1987-07-26 1 0 Union
27038 1988-05-23 0 0 Union
28191 1989-07-10 0 0 Bergen
28261 1989-08-29 0 0 Middlesex
28365 1989-11-16 0 0 Middlesex
28367 1989-11-16 1 0 Bergen
28368 1989-11-16 0 0 Union
29456 1990-10-18 0 0 Union
31466 1992-07-15 0 0 Union
31545 1992-07-31 1 0 Middlesex
32439 1993-06-09 0 0 Middlesex
33922 1994-07-26 1 0 Union
34160 1994-11-01 0 0 Monmouth
36383 1996-09-08 0 0 Middlesex
37522 1997-08-13 0 0 Monmouth
38978 1998-09-07 1 - Union
38977 1998-09-07 0 - Union
41974 2001-05-27 2 0 Monmouth
45072 2003-10-27 0 0 Middlesex
New York
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4123 1958-09-08 0 0 Suffolk
10847 1968-08-09 1 0 Putnam, Fairfield
12186 1970-09-27 2 0 Nassau
12960 1971-08-11 1 0 Westchester
14798 1973-09-18 1 0 Suffolk
14799 1973-09-18 2 0 Nassau
15848 1974-09-01 1 0 Westchester
18469 1977-09-26 ? 0 Westchester
19971 1979-08-10 1 0 Suffolk
21721 1981-08-05 1 0 Suffolk
22714 1982-08-25 0 0 Suffolk
25317 1985-08-30 1 0 Suffolk
25367 1985-10-05 1 0 Queens
28190 1989-07-10 2 0 Suffolk
29342 1990-08-10 0 0 Richmond
30356 1991-06-12 0 1 Westchester
30566 1991-08-19 1 0 Suffolk
30567 1991-08-19 1 0 Suffolk
31677 1992-09-03 0 0 Westchester
35141 1995-07-23 1 0 Nassau
35142 1995-07-23 0 0 Suffolk
--- 1995-08-31 0 0 New York
35337 1995-10-28 1 0 Richmond
38804 1998-06-30 1 - Suffolk
38805 1998-06-30 0 - Suffolk
38813 1998-06-30 1 - Suffolk
38979 1998-09-07 2 - Nassau
40352 1999-08-08 2 0 Suffolk
41083 2000-06-02 1 0 Westchester
41423 2000-09-15 1 0 Suffolk
42287 2001-06-30 0 0 Suffolk
42288 2001-06-30 0 0 Suffolk
45073 2003-10-27 0 0 Richmond
--- 2006-07-12 2 0 Westchester
--- 2007-08-08 2 0 Richmond
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