Tornado History Map

Herkimer County, New York tornado history

11 tornadoes recorded in or across Herkimer County from 1970 to 2024, 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 Herkimer County

The Storm Prediction Center records 11 tornadoes whose paths touched Herkimer County, New York between 1970 and 2024. They killed 1 person and injured 5. The busiest month is June, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an F1 on 18 June 1970. The most recent was on 16 July 2024.

  • 11tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 5injuries
  • 78per 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 Herkimer County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0436%
F1 / EF1764%
F2 / EF200%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Herkimer County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in 1990s.1970s11980s11990s32010s32020s3

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1970s1
1980s1
1990s3
2010s3
2020s3
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr1May1Jun4Jul3Aug2Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May1
Jun4
Jul3
Aug2
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Herkimer County

  • Deadliest and Strongest: New York tornado18 June 1970, F1, 1 death, 1 injury, 2.3 miles long
  • Longest path: New York tornado11 July 1984, F0, 15 miles long
  • Most recent: New York tornado16 July 2024, EF1, 4.1 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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