Not really. While tornadoes do occur in New York, strong tornadoes are rare and deaths are even less common.
It is inevitable that eastern New York will see tornadoes eventually, but currently, as of late October 2012 the risk of tornadoes is negligible. The main threat facing New York is Hurricane Sandy.
New Jersey has had tornadoes as strong as F3, and if it happened before it probably will happen again. An F3 tornado can cause very serious damage.
Yes. Both New York State and New York City have had tornadoes.
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Yes. The states of New York gets a few tornadoes each year, most of them weak. New York City has also had a few tornadoes, at least one of which was a killer.
Yes, tornadoes can occur in New York. While less common than in the central US "Tornado Alley", New York does experience tornadoes, with an average of 9 tornadoes touching down each year in the state.
There were 2 tornadoes in New York in 2008.
Yes, all 50 states have had tornadoes. New York averages 5 each year.
There were 8 recorded tornadoes in New York in 2012.
In the past ten years, there have been around 40-50 tornadoes that have touched down in New York State. Tornadoes in New York are relatively rare compared to states like Oklahoma or Texas.
The state of New York averages about 10 tornadoes each year.
There were 7 confirmed tornadoes in the state of New York in 2006.