Tornado History Map

Oneida County, New York tornado history

34 tornadoes recorded in or across Oneida County from 1960 to 2025, 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 Oneida County

The Storm Prediction Center records 34 tornadoes whose paths touched Oneida County, New York between 1960 and 2025. They killed 3 people and injured 0. The busiest month is July, with 16 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 2 May 1983. The most recent was on 4 September 2025.

  • 34tornadoes
  • 3deaths
  • 0injuries
  • 280per 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 Oneida County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01544%
F1 / EF11647%
F2 / EF226%
F3 / EF313%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Oneida County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 10 in 2020s.1960s31980s61990s52000s22010s82020s10

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s3
1980s6
1990s5
2000s2
2010s8
2020s10
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 16 in Jul.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr1May4Jun7Jul16Aug4Sep2Oct0Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May4
Jun7
Jul16
Aug4
Sep2
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Oneida County

  • Deadliest: Clinton, New York tornado22 June 2025, EF1, 3 deaths, 2.4 miles long
  • Strongest: New York tornado2 May 1983, F3, 3 miles long
  • Longest path: New York tornado23 July 1990, F2, 17 miles long
  • Most recent: New York tornado4 September 2025, EF0, 3 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Oneida County

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

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