Otsego County, New York tornado history

14 tornadoes recorded in or across Otsego County from 1958 to 2011, 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 Otsego County

The Storm Prediction Center records 14 tornadoes whose paths touched Otsego County, New York between 1958 and 2011. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 31 May 1998. The most recent was on 29 July 2011.

  • 14tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 3injuries
  • 140per 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 Otsego County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0750%
F1 / EF1536%
F2 / EF217%
F3 / EF317%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Otsego County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in 1980s.1950s11960s11970s11980s41990s42000s12010s2

The 2010s only run to 2011, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1960s1
1970s1
1980s4
1990s4
2000s1
2010s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr1May3Jun4Jul4Aug2Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May3
Jun4
Jul4
Aug2
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Otsego County

  • Strongest: New York tornado31 May 1998, F3, 3 injuries, 5 miles long
  • Longest path: New York tornado26 June 1998, F1, 5.7 miles long
  • Most recent: New York tornado29 July 2011, EF0, 0.5 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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