What the record says
On 2 May 1983, a tornado touched down near Brewerton, New York. The Storm Prediction Center records its path as 20 miles long and up to 200 yards wide, rated F3 on the Fujita (F) scale. It killed 1 person.
- F3Fujita rating
- 1death
- 0injuries
- 20 mipath length
- 200 ydmaximum width
It has its own page because it was rated 3 and killed at least one person.
This page gives the official record's figures. Numbers of deaths and injuries are sometimes revised after a survey, and they cannot convey what the day was like for the people who lived through it.
Counties it crossed
The start point was at 43.17, -76.62 and the end point at 43.20, -76.17 (latitude, longitude).
How to read this path
The Storm Prediction Center records most tornadoes as a straight line from the point where they touched down to the point where they lifted. The real path usually curved and was not the same width all the way along. The width given is the widest part. Older records are less precise, and the record starts in 1950.
Source: the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database, public domain.
Other notable tornadoes in New York
- Kiryas Joel, New York tornado16 November 1989, F1, 9 deaths, 18 injuries, 9.1 miles long
- East Nassau, New York tornado28 August 1973, F4, 4 deaths, 36 injuries, 9.8 miles long
- Munnsville, New York tornado8 July 2014, EF2, 4 deaths, 2.5 miles long
- Clinton, New York tornado22 June 2025, EF1, 3 deaths, 2.4 miles long
- Sherman, New York tornado2 May 1983, F3, 2 deaths, 28 miles long
- Ames, New York tornado10 July 1989, F4, 20 injuries, 42 miles long
Other notable tornadoes of 1983
- Inverness, Florida tornado9 April 1983, F3, 3 deaths, 2 injuries, 10 miles long
- Sterlington, Louisiana tornado1 April 1983, F4, 2 deaths, 20 injuries, 9 miles long
- Sherman, New York tornado2 May 1983, F3, 2 deaths, 28 miles long
- Anniston, Alabama tornado3 December 1983, F3, 2 deaths, 51 injuries, 4 miles long
- Topeka, Kansas tornado6 May 1983, F3, 1 death, 25 injuries, 19 miles long
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