Tornado History Map

Queens County, New York tornado history

5 tornadoes recorded in or across Queens County from 1985 to 2018, 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 Queens County

The Storm Prediction Center records 5 tornadoes whose paths touched Queens County, New York between 1985 and 2018. They killed 1 person and injured 7. The busiest month is August, with 2 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF1 on 16 September 2010. The most recent was on 2 August 2018.

  • 5tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 7injuries
  • 460per 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 Queens County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0240%
F1 / EF1360%
F2 / EF200%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Queens County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in 2010s.1980s12010s4

The 2010s only run to 2018, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1980s1
2010s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 2 in Aug.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May0Jun0Jul0Aug2Sep2Oct1Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun0
Jul0
Aug2
Sep2
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Queens County

  • Deadliest and Strongest: New York tornado16 September 2010, EF1, 1 death, 1 injury, 4 miles long
  • Longest path: New York tornado8 September 2012, EF1, 4.7 miles long
  • Most recent: New York tornado2 August 2018, EF0, 0.8 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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