Tornado History Map

Chemung County, New York tornado history

7 tornadoes recorded in or across Chemung County from 1983 to 2014, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Chemung County

The Storm Prediction Center records 7 tornadoes whose paths touched Chemung County, New York between 1983 and 2014. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is July, with 3 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 2 May 1983. The most recent was on 2 September 2014.

  • 7tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 6injuries
  • 172per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Chemung County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF000%
F1 / EF1571%
F2 / EF2114%
F3 / EF3114%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Chemung County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in 2010s.1980s12000s12010s5

The 2010s only run to 2014, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1980s1
2000s1
2010s5
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in Jul.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr1May1Jun0Jul3Aug0Sep1Oct0Nov1Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May1
Jun0
Jul3
Aug0
Sep1
Oct0
Nov1
Dec0

Records for Chemung County

  • Strongest and Longest path: New York tornado2 May 1983, F3, 6 injuries, 15 miles long
  • Most recent: New York tornado2 September 2014, EF1, 6 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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