Hail, Bronx
- When
- May 31, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Bronx County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.830, -73.900
Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, May 31, 1986
8 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
8 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Ulster
- When
- May 31, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Ulster County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.770, -74.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess
- When
- May 31, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dutchess County
- Coordinates
- 41.550, -73.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess
- When
- May 31, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Dutchess County
- Coordinates
- 41.480, -74.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster
- When
- May 31, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Ulster County
- Coordinates
- 41.600, -74.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster
- When
- May 31, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Ulster County
- Coordinates
- 41.930, -74.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess
- When
- May 31, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Dutchess County
- Coordinates
- 41.480, -74.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess
- When
- May 31, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Dutchess County
- Coordinates
- 41.700, -73.930
Thunderstorm Wind, Sullivan
- When
- May 31, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Sullivan County
- Coordinates
- 41.850, -74.570
Hail, Columbia
- When
- May 31, 8:37 PM CST
- Where
- Columbia County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.250, -73.650
Hail, Sullivan
- When
- May 31, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Sullivan County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.850, -74.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster
- When
- May 31, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Ulster County
- Coordinates
- 41.920, -74.220
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail in Pennsylvania, May 31, 1986
- Hail in California, May 31, 1986
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 31, 1986
- Damaging Winds in Arizona, May 31, 1986
- Hail in New Jersey, May 31, 1986
- Hail in Nevada, May 31, 1986
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 31, 1986
- Hail in Colorado, May 31, 1986
- Hail in Massachusetts, May 31, 1986
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10077521, 10077522, 10077523, 10077524, 10077525, 10077526, 10077527, 10077528, 10077529, 10077530, 10077531, 10077532.