Tornado History Map

Oswego County, New York tornado history

14 tornadoes recorded in or across Oswego County from 1960 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 Oswego County

The Storm Prediction Center records 14 tornadoes whose paths touched Oswego County, New York between 1960 and 2024. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is July, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 2 May 1983. The most recent was on 24 July 2024.

  • 14tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 9injuries
  • 147per 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 Oswego County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0964%
F1 / EF1429%
F2 / EF200%
F3 / EF317%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Oswego County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in 1990s.1960s11970s11980s31990s62010s12020s2

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

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PeriodCount
1960s1
1970s1
1980s3
1990s6
2010s1
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in Jul.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May3Jun2Jul4Aug3Sep2Oct0Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May3
Jun2
Jul4
Aug3
Sep2
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Oswego County

  • Strongest: New York tornado2 May 1983, F3, 3 miles long
  • Longest path: New York tornado13 July 1986, F1, 5 injuries, 11 miles long
  • Most recent: New York tornado24 July 2024, EF0, 0.2 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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