New York, 1988

Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, June 22, 1988

June 22, 1988 · NWS ALB · 14 events in 10 counties and zones

7 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
3
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
14

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

7 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Fulton

When
June 22, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Fulton County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
43.020, -74.380

Hail, Montgomery

When
June 22, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
42.950, -74.400

Hail, Saratoga

When
June 22, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Saratoga County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
43.020, -74.030

Hail, Saratoga

When
June 22, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Saratoga County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.900, -73.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
June 22, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Washington County
Coordinates
43.370, -73.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Schenectady

When
June 22, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Schenectady County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
42.780, -73.830

Hail, Rensselaer

When
June 22, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Rensselaer County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.950, -73.430

Hail, Albany

When
June 22, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Albany County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.750, -73.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When
June 22, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Rensselaer County
Coordinates
42.920, -73.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When
June 22, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Rensselaer County
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
42.720, -73.670

Hail, Rensselaer

When
June 22, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Rensselaer County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
42.680, -73.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Chautauqua

When
June 22, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Chautauqua County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
42.480, -79.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton

When
June 22, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Clinton County
Coordinates
44.980, -73.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida

When
June 22, 9:23 PM CST
Where
Oneida County
Coordinates
43.100, -75.250

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in New York in 1988Every state in 1988This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, June 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: 10076782, 10076783, 10076784, 10076785, 10076786, 10076787, 10076788, 10075658, 10076442, 10076443, 10076444, 10076445, 10076446, 10076447.