Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 16, 1988

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 16, 1988
Start: 1988-07-16T12:45
End: 1988-07-16T21:00
Location: New York

July 16, 1988 · NWS ALB · 28 events in 18 counties and zones

24 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 28

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

24 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Chautauqua

When: July 16, 12:45 PM CST
Where: Chautauqua County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.100, -79.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Chautauqua

When: July 16, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Chautauqua County
Coordinates: 42.120, -79.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Cattaraugus

When: July 16, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Cattaraugus County
Coordinates: 42.330, -78.450

Hail, Wyoming

When: July 16, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Wyoming County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.530, -78.430

Hail, Wyoming

When: July 16, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Wyoming County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 42.570, -78.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Cattaraugus

When: July 16, 3:01 PM CST
Where: Cattaraugus County
Coordinates: 42.330, -78.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Cattaraugus

When: July 16, 3:01 PM CST
Where: Cattaraugus County
Coordinates: 42.030, -78.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston

When: July 16, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Livingston County
Coordinates: 42.580, -77.950

Hail, Chautauqua

When: July 16, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Chautauqua County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 42.120, -79.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Erie

When: July 16, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Erie County
Coordinates: 42.550, -78.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: July 16, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Orange County
Coordinates: 41.450, -74.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Herkimer

When: July 16, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Herkimer County
Coordinates: 43.470, -74.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Chenango

When: July 16, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Chenango County
Coordinates: 42.730, -75.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Chautauqua

When: July 16, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Chautauqua County
Coordinates: 42.250, -79.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When: July 16, 6:55 PM CST
Where: Otsego County
Coordinates: 42.780, -75.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When: July 16, 6:55 PM CST
Where: Rensselaer County
Coordinates: 42.900, -73.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When: July 16, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Saratoga County
Coordinates: 42.880, -73.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: July 16, 7:09 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Coordinates: 42.930, -74.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When: July 16, 7:13 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County
Coordinates: 43.450, -74.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When: July 16, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Fulton County
Coordinates: 43.050, -74.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Schenectady

When: July 16, 7:35 PM CST
Where: Schenectady County
Coordinates: 42.920, -74.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: July 16, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Coordinates: 42.950, -74.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When: July 16, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Saratoga County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 43.080, -73.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When: July 16, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Saratoga County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 42.930, -73.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Allegany

When: July 16, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Allegany County
Coordinates: 42.170, -77.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Allegany

When: July 16, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Allegany County
Coordinates: 42.220, -78.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: July 16, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Warren County
Coordinates: 43.430, -73.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: July 16, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 43.420, -73.270

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: 10077312, 10077313, 10077314, 10077315, 10077316, 10077317, 10077318, 10077319, 10077320, 10077321, 10077322, 10077323, 10077324, 10077325, 10077326, 10077327, 10077328, 10077329, 10077330, 10077331, 10077332, 10077333, 10077334, 10077335, 10077336, 10077337, 10077338, 10077339.