New York, 1988

Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, August 5, 1988

August 5, 1988 · NWS BUF · 21 events in 15 counties and zones

19 thunderstorm wind, 2 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
None recorded
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

19 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Oneida

When
August 5, 11:30 AM CST
Where
Oneida County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.080, -75.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Essex

When
August 5, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Essex County
Coordinates
44.300, -73.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida

When
August 5, 12:40 PM CST
Where
Oneida County
Coordinates
43.100, -75.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Genesee

When
August 5, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Genesee County
Coordinates
43.000, -78.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Orleans

When
August 5, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Orleans County
Coordinates
43.230, -78.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When
August 5, 1:40 PM CST
Where
Monroe County
Coordinates
43.320, -77.800

Hail, Schenectady

When
August 5, 1:55 PM CST
Where
Schenectady County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.820, -74.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Schenectady

When
August 5, 2:14 PM CST
Where
Schenectady County
Coordinates
42.800, -73.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton

When
August 5, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Clinton County
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
44.580, -73.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Albany

When
August 5, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Albany County
Coordinates
42.720, -73.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When
August 5, 2:37 PM CST
Where
Warren County
Coordinates
43.570, -73.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When
August 5, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Saratoga County
Coordinates
43.220, -74.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Cattaraugus

When
August 5, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Cattaraugus County
Coordinates
42.250, -78.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Chautauqua

When
August 5, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Chautauqua County
Coordinates
42.250, -79.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When
August 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Coordinates
43.900, -76.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Allegany

When
August 5, 5:22 PM CST
Where
Allegany County
Coordinates
42.120, -77.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When
August 5, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Coordinates
43.980, -75.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Allegany

When
August 5, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Allegany County
Coordinates
42.230, -78.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When
August 5, 6:05 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Coordinates
43.980, -75.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston

When
August 5, 6:12 PM CST
Where
Livingston County
Coordinates
42.670, -77.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When
August 5, 9:20 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Coordinates
44.130, -76.330

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.

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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: 10074017, 10074018, 10074019, 10074020, 10074021, 10074022, 10074023, 10074024, 10074025, 10074026, 10074027, 10074028, 10074029, 10074030, 10074031, 10074032, 10074033, 10074881, 10074882, 10075098, 10075099.