Tornadoes and Hail in New York, July 25, 1987

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in New York, July 25, 1987
Start: 1987-07-25T14:02
End: 1987-07-25T21:53
Location: New York

July 25, 1987 · NWS ALB · 21 events in 11 counties and zones

16 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 tornado, 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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $275,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 21

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

16 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Schoharie

When: July 25, 2:02 PM CST
Where: Schoharie County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 42.670, -74.230

Hail, Albany

When: July 25, 2:02 PM CST
Where: Albany County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 42.670, -74.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Albany

When: July 25, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Albany County
Coordinates: 42.520, -74.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: July 25, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Columbia County
Coordinates: 42.400, -73.700

Tornado, Otsego

When: July 25, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Otsego County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 3 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 42.550, -74.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When: July 25, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Ulster County
Coordinates: 42.000, -74.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: July 25, 4:53 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 42.320, -74.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: July 25, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Columbia County
Coordinates: 42.130, -73.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Chenango

When: July 25, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Chenango County
Coordinates: 42.480, -75.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When: July 25, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Ulster County
Coordinates: 42.080, -73.950

Tornado, Dutchess

When: July 25, 6:02 PM CST
Where: Dutchess County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 17 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 41.850, -73.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When: July 25, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Ulster County
Coordinates: 42.080, -73.950

Hail, Delaware

When: July 25, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Delaware County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.170, -75.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When: July 25, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Dutchess County
Coordinates: 41.920, -73.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When: July 25, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Dutchess County
Coordinates: 41.780, -73.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When: July 25, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Ulster County
Coordinates: 41.750, -74.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When: July 25, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Ulster County
Coordinates: 42.080, -73.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When: July 25, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Dutchess County
Coordinates: 41.780, -73.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Sullivan

When: July 25, 9:35 PM CST
Where: Sullivan County
Coordinates: 41.650, -74.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Essex

When: July 25, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Essex County
Coordinates: 44.120, -73.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When: July 25, 9:53 PM CST
Where: Dutchess County
Coordinates: 41.780, -73.700

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.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New York in 1987 Every state in 1987 This day in weather history The tornado archive for New York, 1987 Warnings in New York, July 1987

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: 10074219, 10074220, 10074221, 10074222, 10074223, 10074224, 10074225, 10074226, 10074227, 10074228, 10074229, 10074230, 10074231, 10074232, 10074233, 10074234, 10074235, 10074236, 10074237, 10074238, 10074239.