Tornado History

Albany Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Albany, New York. The records below identify 7 tornadoes from 1973 through 2014, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $25.3M, with 0 deaths and 15 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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7recorded tornadoes
F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$25.3Mminimum property damage
May 22, 2014latest tornado
13 milongest listed path
1320 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F4 July 10, 19891989F1 June 30, 19731973F1 May 31, 19981998EF1 May 22, 20142014F0 August 28, 19901990F0 May 12, 19841984F0 July 11, 19801980© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F4 (Devastating damage)1
  • F1 (Moderate damage)2
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)1
  • F0 (Light damage)3

Most Active Years

  • 19731
  • 19801
  • 19841
  • 19891
  • 19901
  • 19981
  • 20141

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
July 10, 1989F4Albany, New York13 mi1320 yd00$25.0M
June 30, 1973F1Albany, New York1.3 mi10 yd02$25K
May 31, 1998F1Albany, New York3.5 mi75 yd00$25K
May 22, 2014EF1Albany, New York0.51 mi440 yd00N/A
August 28, 1990F0Albany, New York0.3 mi7 yd00$250K
May 12, 1984F0Albany, New York0 mi10 yd013$25K
July 11, 1980F0Albany, New York0.2 mi133 yd00$2K

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.