Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 17, 1988

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 17, 1988
Start: 1988-07-17T01:00
End: 1988-07-17T16:53
Location: New York

July 17, 1988 · NWS ALB · 18 events in 12 counties and zones

16 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 2
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 18

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, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Chautauqua

When: July 17, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Chautauqua County
Coordinates: 42.480, -79.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When: July 17, 12:01 PM CST
Where: Otsego County
Coordinates: 42.630, -75.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Tioga

When: July 17, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Tioga County
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 42.100, -76.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Broome

When: July 17, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Broome County
Coordinates: 42.200, -75.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Broome

When: July 17, 12:48 PM CST
Where: Broome County
Coordinates: 42.150, -76.070

Hail, Ulster

When: July 17, 1:50 PM CST
Where: Ulster County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.920, -74.570

Hail, Greene

When: July 17, 2:05 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.300, -74.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When: July 17, 2:05 PM CST
Where: Ulster County
Coordinates: 41.880, -74.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Sullivan

When: July 17, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Sullivan County
Coordinates: 41.850, -74.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When: July 17, 2:13 PM CST
Where: Saratoga County
Coordinates: 43.120, -73.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Albany

When: July 17, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Albany County
Coordinates: 42.520, -74.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When: July 17, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Ulster County
Coordinates: 42.080, -73.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When: July 17, 3:32 PM CST
Where: Dutchess County
Coordinates: 42.000, -73.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: July 17, 3:37 PM CST
Where: Columbia County
Coordinates: 42.220, -73.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: July 17, 3:37 PM CST
Where: Columbia County
Coordinates: 42.320, -73.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When: July 17, 3:58 PM CST
Where: Dutchess County
Coordinates: 41.870, -73.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: July 17, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Orange County
Coordinates: 41.380, -74.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When: July 17, 4:53 PM CST
Where: Dutchess County
Coordinates: 41.750, -73.720

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10077340, 10077341, 10077342, 10077343, 10077344, 10077345, 10077346, 10077347, 10077348, 10077349, 10077350, 10077351, 10077352, 10077353, 10077354, 10077355, 10077356, 10078205.