Tornado History Map

Suffolk County, New York tornado history

32 tornadoes recorded in or across Suffolk County from 1958 to 2022, 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 Suffolk County

The Storm Prediction Center records 32 tornadoes whose paths touched Suffolk County, New York between 1958 and 2022. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is August, with 11 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 8 August 1999. The most recent was on 25 September 2022.

  • 32tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 2injuries
  • 351per 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 Suffolk County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01856%
F1 / EF11238%
F2 / EF226%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Suffolk County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 8 in 1990s.1950s11970s21980s41990s82000s52010s62020s6

The 2020s only run to 2022, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1970s2
1980s4
1990s8
2000s5
2010s6
2020s6
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 11 in Aug.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May0Jun6Jul3Aug11Sep5Oct2Nov5Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun6
Jul3
Aug11
Sep5
Oct2
Nov5
Dec0

Records for Suffolk County

  • Strongest: New York tornado8 August 1999, F2, 1 injury, 4 miles long
  • Longest path: New York tornado13 November 2021, EF0, 8.2 miles long
  • Most recent: New York tornado25 September 2022, EF0, 2.1 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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