Tornado History

Columbia Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Columbia, New York. The records below identify 13 tornadoes from 1973 through 2010, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $1.2M, with 0 deaths and 3 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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13recorded tornadoes
F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$1.2Mminimum property damage
November 17, 2010latest tornado
7.1 milongest listed path
313 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F4 August 28, 19731973F2 July 3, 19971997F2 July 21, 20032003F1 July 3, 19971997F1 July 21, 20032003F1 July 3, 19971997F1 September 20, 19751975F1 July 10, 19781978EF1 November 17, 20102010F0 July 21, 20032003F0 July 21, 20032003F0 July 21, 20032003F0 July 21, 20032003© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F4 (Devastating damage)1
  • F2 (Considerable damage)2
  • F1 (Moderate damage)5
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)1
  • F0 (Light damage)4

Most Active Years

  • 20036
  • 19973
  • 19731
  • 19751
  • 19781
  • 20101

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
August 28, 1973F4Columbia, New York3.4 mi313 yd00$25K
July 3, 1997F2Columbia, New York1 mi100 yd00$550K
July 21, 2003F2Columbia, New York1.3 mi50 yd01$200K
July 3, 1997F1Columbia, New York1.2 mi200 yd00$150K
July 21, 2003F1Columbia, New York1.8 mi90 yd00$150K
July 3, 1997F1Columbia, New York5.3 mi100 yd00$60K
September 20, 1975F1Columbia, New York7.1 mi167 yd02$25K
July 10, 1978F1Columbia, New York0.7 mi53 yd00$25K
November 17, 2010EF1Columbia, New York1.87 mi300 yd00$4K
July 21, 2003F0Columbia, New York4 mi50 yd00$20K
July 21, 2003F0Columbia, New York0.5 mi60 yd00$10K
July 21, 2003F0Columbia, New York0.4 mi125 yd00$5K

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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.