Tornado and Hail in New York, July 14, 1988

Name: Tornado and Hail in New York, July 14, 1988
Start: 1988-07-14T11:58
End: 1988-07-14T19:15
Location: New York

July 14, 1988 · NWS ALB · 46 events in 24 counties and zones

42 thunderstorm wind, 3 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $2.5 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 46

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

42 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Oswego

When: July 14, 11:58 AM CST
Where: Oswego County
Coordinates: 43.320, -76.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Cayuga

When: July 14, 12:05 PM CST
Where: Cayuga County
Coordinates: 43.230, -76.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Onondaga

When: July 14, 12:05 PM CST
Where: Onondaga County
Coordinates: 43.220, -76.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Oswego

When: July 14, 12:17 PM CST
Where: Oswego County
Coordinates: 43.230, -76.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Oswego

When: July 14, 12:24 PM CST
Where: Oswego County
Coordinates: 43.280, -76.070

Hail, Fulton

When: July 14, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Fulton County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 43.020, -74.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Niagara

When: July 14, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Niagara County
Coordinates: 43.300, -78.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Orleans

When: July 14, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Orleans County
Coordinates: 43.250, -78.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: July 14, 1:05 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Coordinates: 42.930, -74.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Schoharie

When: July 14, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Schoharie County
Coordinates: 42.670, -74.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When: July 14, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Fulton County
Coordinates: 43.050, -74.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Schenectady

When: July 14, 1:25 PM CST
Where: Schenectady County
Coordinates: 42.820, -74.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Herkimer

When: July 14, 1:29 PM CST
Where: Herkimer County
Coordinates: 43.050, -74.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: July 14, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Coordinates: 42.930, -74.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Cortland

When: July 14, 1:34 PM CST
Where: Cortland County
Coordinates: 42.600, -76.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When: July 14, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Fulton County
Coordinates: 43.120, -74.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: July 14, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Warren County
Coordinates: 43.720, -73.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Yates

When: July 14, 1:50 PM CST
Where: Yates County
Coordinates: 42.700, -77.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida

When: July 14, 1:57 PM CST
Where: Oneida County
Coordinates: 43.220, -75.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: July 14, 2:02 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Coordinates: 42.970, -75.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida

When: July 14, 2:03 PM CST
Where: Oneida County
Coordinates: 43.120, -75.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Yates

When: July 14, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Yates County
Coordinates: 42.630, -77.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When: July 14, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Otsego County
Coordinates: 42.630, -75.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When: July 14, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Rensselaer County
Coordinates: 42.700, -73.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: July 14, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Warren County
Coordinates: 43.320, -73.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When: July 14, 2:32 PM CST
Where: Saratoga County
Coordinates: 43.320, -73.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: July 14, 2:36 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 43.300, -73.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When: July 14, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Rensselaer County
Coordinates: 42.770, -73.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When: July 14, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Rensselaer County
Coordinates: 42.800, -73.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: July 14, 2:52 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 43.030, -73.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When: July 14, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Ulster County
Coordinates: 41.930, -74.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When: July 14, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Saratoga County
Coordinates: 43.120, -73.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When: July 14, 4:31 PM CST
Where: Ulster County
Coordinates: 41.780, -74.220

Hail, Saratoga

When: July 14, 4:34 PM CST
Where: Saratoga County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.930, -73.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When: July 14, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Ulster County
Coordinates: 41.820, -74.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When: July 14, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Dutchess County
Coordinates: 41.700, -73.930

Tornado, Orange

When: July 14, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Orange County
Rating: F3
Path length: 7.2 mi
Path width: 80 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 41.330, -74.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When: July 14, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Dutchess County
Coordinates: 41.700, -73.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When: July 14, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Putnam County
Coordinates: 41.430, -73.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When: July 14, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Dutchess County
Coordinates: 41.500, -73.980

Hail, Orange

When: July 14, 6:37 PM CST
Where: Orange County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.400, -74.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: July 14, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Orange County
Coordinates: 41.470, -74.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: July 14, 6:51 PM CST
Where: Orange County
Coordinates: 41.250, -74.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: July 14, 6:57 PM CST
Where: Orange County
Coordinates: 41.420, -74.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Rockland

When: July 14, 7:11 PM CST
Where: Rockland County
Coordinates: 41.120, -74.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: July 14, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Orange County
Coordinates: 41.380, -74.280

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

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New York in 1988 Every state in 1988 This day in weather history The tornado archive for New York, 1988 Warnings in New York, July 1988

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: 10076490, 10076491, 10076492, 10076493, 10076494, 10076495, 10076496, 10076497, 10076498, 10076499, 10076500, 10076501, 10076502, 10076503, 10076504, 10076505, 10076506, 10076507, 10076508, 10076509, 10076510, 10077073, 10077074, 10077289, 10077290, 10077291, 10077292, 10077293, 10077294, 10077295, 10077296, 10077297, 10077298, 10077299, 10077300, 10077301, 10077302, 10077303, 10077304, 10077305, and more.