Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 30, 1988

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 30, 1988
Start: 1988-07-30T12:38
End: 1988-07-30T18:30
Location: New York

July 30, 1988 · NWS BUF · 43 events in 24 counties and zones

37 thunderstorm wind, 6 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 43

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

37 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston

When: July 30, 12:38 PM CST
Where: Livingston County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 42.570, -77.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Cattaraugus

When: July 30, 12:50 PM CST
Where: Cattaraugus County
Coordinates: 42.170, -78.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Ontario

When: July 30, 1:11 PM CST
Where: Ontario County
Coordinates: 42.620, -77.400

Hail, Saratoga

When: July 30, 1:25 PM CST
Where: Saratoga County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.930, -73.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Orleans

When: July 30, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Orleans County
Coordinates: 43.330, -78.200

Hail, Schenectady

When: July 30, 1:35 PM CST
Where: Schenectady County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.800, -73.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Allegany

When: July 30, 1:40 PM CST
Where: Allegany County
Coordinates: 42.230, -78.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Seneca

When: July 30, 1:55 PM CST
Where: Seneca County
Coordinates: 42.670, -76.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Cayuga

When: July 30, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Cayuga County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 42.830, -76.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Cayuga

When: July 30, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Cayuga County
Coordinates: 42.850, -76.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Yates

When: July 30, 2:09 PM CST
Where: Yates County
Coordinates: 42.630, -77.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Seneca

When: July 30, 2:14 PM CST
Where: Seneca County
Coordinates: 42.750, -76.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Onondaga

When: July 30, 2:18 PM CST
Where: Onondaga County
Coordinates: 42.930, -76.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When: July 30, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Delaware County
Coordinates: 42.070, -75.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When: July 30, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Rensselaer County
Coordinates: 42.730, -73.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When: July 30, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Delaware County
Coordinates: 42.170, -75.130

Hail, Rensselaer

When: July 30, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Rensselaer County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.650, -73.620

Hail, Rensselaer

When: July 30, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Rensselaer County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 42.830, -73.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Steuben

When: July 30, 3:35 PM CST
Where: Steuben County
Coordinates: 42.150, -77.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Schuyler

When: July 30, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Schuyler County
Coordinates: 42.280, -76.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Chenango

When: July 30, 3:48 PM CST
Where: Chenango County
Coordinates: 42.730, -75.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Chemung

When: July 30, 4:01 PM CST
Where: Chemung County
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 42.100, -76.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Chemung

When: July 30, 4:17 PM CST
Where: Chemung County
Coordinates: 42.130, -76.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Chautauqua

When: July 30, 4:24 PM CST
Where: Chautauqua County
Coordinates: 42.020, -79.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Chautauqua

When: July 30, 4:24 PM CST
Where: Chautauqua County
Coordinates: 42.320, -79.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Chenango

When: July 30, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Chenango County
Coordinates: 42.680, -75.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Chautauqua

When: July 30, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Chautauqua County
Coordinates: 42.430, -79.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Chautauqua

When: July 30, 4:31 PM CST
Where: Chautauqua County
Coordinates: 42.100, -79.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Cattaraugus

When: July 30, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Cattaraugus County
Coordinates: 42.470, -78.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Erie

When: July 30, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Erie County
Coordinates: 42.920, -78.850

Hail, Broome

When: July 30, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Broome County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.400, -76.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Erie

When: July 30, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Erie County
Coordinates: 42.680, -78.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Erie

When: July 30, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Erie County
Coordinates: 42.770, -78.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Cortland

When: July 30, 5:29 PM CST
Where: Cortland County
Coordinates: 42.450, -76.030

Hail, Broome

When: July 30, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Broome County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.400, -76.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Tioga

When: July 30, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Tioga County
Coordinates: 42.300, -76.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Erie

When: July 30, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Erie County
Coordinates: 42.770, -78.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Chenango

When: July 30, 5:47 PM CST
Where: Chenango County
Coordinates: 42.400, -75.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Chenango

When: July 30, 6:14 PM CST
Where: Chenango County
Coordinates: 42.400, -75.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Wyoming

When: July 30, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Wyoming County
Coordinates: 42.530, -78.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When: July 30, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Otsego County
Coordinates: 42.470, -75.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When: July 30, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Otsego County
Coordinates: 42.650, -75.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Wyoming

When: July 30, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Wyoming County
Coordinates: 42.730, -78.130

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.

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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: 10073968, 10073969, 10073970, 10073971, 10073972, 10073973, 10073974, 10073975, 10073976, 10073977, 10073978, 10073979, 10073980, 10073981, 10073982, 10073983, 10073984, 10073985, 10073986, 10073987, 10073988, 10073989, 10073990, 10073991, 10073992, 10073993, 10073994, 10073995, 10073996, 10073997, 10073998, 10073999, 10074000, 10074001, 10074002, 10074003, 10074004, 10074005, 10074006, 10074007, and more.