Tornado and Hail in New York, July 30, 1987

Name: Tornado and Hail in New York, July 30, 1987
Start: 1987-07-30T12:49
End: 1987-07-30T19:05
Location: New York

July 30, 1987 · NWS BUF · 15 events in 12 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 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
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Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $2.5 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 15

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, 6 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Niagara

When: July 30, 12:49 PM CST
Where: Niagara County
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates: 43.100, -78.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Genesee

When: July 30, 1:10 PM CST
Where: Genesee County
Coordinates: 43.100, -78.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Erie

When: July 30, 1:20 PM CST
Where: Erie County
Coordinates: 43.020, -78.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston

When: July 30, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Livingston County
Coordinates: 42.830, -77.700

Tornado, Erie

When: July 30, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Erie County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 42.920, -78.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Ontario

When: July 30, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Ontario County
Coordinates: 42.900, -77.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Wyoming

When: July 30, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Wyoming County
Coordinates: 42.550, -78.300

Hail, Schenectady

When: July 30, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Schenectady County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.750, -74.130

Hail, Albany

When: July 30, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Albany County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.520, -74.050

Hail, Allegany

When: July 30, 4:56 PM CST
Where: Allegany County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.230, -78.030

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Lawrence

When: July 30, 4:59 PM CST
Where: St. Lawrence County
Coordinates: 44.500, -75.350

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Lawrence

When: July 30, 5:10 PM CST
Where: St. Lawrence County
Coordinates: 44.330, -75.470

Hail, Greene

When: July 30, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.350, -73.800

Hail, Allegany

When: July 30, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Allegany County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.330, -78.120

Hail, Dutchess

When: July 30, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Dutchess County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.950, -73.520

What these are

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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: 10076721, 10076722, 10076723, 10076724, 10076725, 10076726, 10076727, 10076728, 10076729, 10076730, 10076731, 10076732, 10076733, 10076734, 10076735.