Tornado History Map

Cattaraugus County, New York tornado history

19 tornadoes recorded in or across Cattaraugus County from 1961 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 Cattaraugus County

The Storm Prediction Center records 19 tornadoes whose paths touched Cattaraugus County, New York between 1961 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is July, with 7 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 20 June 1969. The most recent was on 9 June 2025.

  • 19tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 9injuries
  • 145per 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 Cattaraugus County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0421%
F1 / EF1947%
F2 / EF2316%
F3 / EF3316%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Cattaraugus County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in 1960s.1960s51970s31980s11990s42000s22010s32020s1

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

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PeriodCount
1960s5
1970s3
1980s1
1990s4
2000s2
2010s3
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 7 in Jul.Jan0Feb1Mar0Apr0May1Jun6Jul7Aug3Sep1Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb1
Mar0
Apr0
May1
Jun6
Jul7
Aug3
Sep1
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Cattaraugus County

  • Strongest and Longest path: New York tornado20 June 1969, F3, 84.1 miles long
  • Most recent: New York tornado9 June 2025, EF1, 2.4 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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