Tornadoes and Hail in New York, July 10, 1989

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in New York, July 10, 1989
Start: 1989-07-10T02:30
End: 1989-07-10T19:45
Location: New York

July 10, 1989 · NWS ALB · 57 events in 31 counties and zones

42 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 7 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 28
Property damage: $125 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 57

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, 8 hail, 7 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Lawrence

When: July 10, 2:30 AM CST
Where: St. Lawrence County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 44.700, -75.500

Tornado, St. Lawrence

When: July 10, 4:20 AM EST
Where: St. Lawrence County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1.7 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 44.700, -75.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When: July 10, 6:10 AM CST
Where: Hamilton County
Coordinates: 43.750, -74.780

Hail, Montgomery

When: July 10, 6:14 AM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Measured: 0.9 in hail
Coordinates: 42.930, -74.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When: July 10, 6:20 AM CST
Where: Fulton County
Coordinates: 43.020, -74.380

Hail, Montgomery

When: July 10, 6:22 AM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 42.950, -74.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Schenectady

When: July 10, 6:45 AM CST
Where: Schenectady County
Coordinates: 42.800, -73.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Albany

When: July 10, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Albany County
Coordinates: 42.650, -73.770

Hail, Rensselaer

When: July 10, 7:30 AM CST
Where: Rensselaer County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 42.550, -73.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When: July 10, 7:30 AM CST
Where: Saratoga County
Coordinates: 43.100, -73.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When: July 10, 8:20 AM CST
Where: Rensselaer County
Coordinates: 42.900, -73.350

Hail, Franklin

When: July 10, 8:35 AM CST
Where: Franklin County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 44.230, -74.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: July 10, 8:38 AM CST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 44.570, -74.250

Hail, Clinton

When: July 10, 9:25 AM CST
Where: Clinton County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.580, -73.530

Hail, Franklin

When: July 10, 9:30 AM CST
Where: Franklin County
Measured: 0.9 in hail
Coordinates: 44.830, -74.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Essex

When: July 10, 10:16 AM CST
Where: Essex County
Coordinates: 44.430, -73.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Essex

When: July 10, 10:16 AM CST
Where: Essex County
Coordinates: 44.250, -73.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Lewis

When: July 10, 10:45 AM CST
Where: Lewis County
Coordinates: 43.830, -75.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida

When: July 10, 11:10 AM CST
Where: Oneida County
Coordinates: 43.330, -75.180

Tornado, Montgomery

When: July 10, 12:27 PM EST
Where: Montgomery County
Rating: F4
Path length: 6 mi
Path width: 1,320 yd
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 42.830, -74.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida

When: July 10, 11:45 AM CST
Where: Oneida County
Coordinates: 43.230, -75.720

Tornado, Albany

When: July 10, 12:57 PM EST
Where: Albany County
Rating: F4
Path length: 13 mi
Path width: 1,320 yd
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 42.570, -74.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When: July 10, 12:05 PM CST
Where: Saratoga County
Coordinates: 43.300, -73.650

Tornado, Greene

When: July 10, 1:20 PM EST
Where: Greene County
Rating: F4
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 1,320 yd
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 42.400, -74.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: July 10, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 43.270, -73.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When: July 10, 12:34 PM CST
Where: Otsego County
Coordinates: 42.800, -74.750

Tornado, Schoharie

When: July 10, 12:40 PM CST
Where: Schoharie County
Rating: F4
Path length: 18 mi
Path width: 1,320 yd
Injuries: 20 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 42.780, -74.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Schoharie

When: July 10, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Schoharie County
Coordinates: 42.670, -74.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Schenectady

When: July 10, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Schenectady County
Coordinates: 42.830, -73.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: July 10, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 42.420, -73.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: July 10, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Columbia County
Coordinates: 42.220, -73.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: July 10, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Columbia County
Coordinates: 42.050, -73.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When: July 10, 2:12 PM CST
Where: Ulster County
Coordinates: 41.850, -74.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: July 10, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Columbia County
Coordinates: 42.270, -73.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: July 10, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Columbia County
Coordinates: 42.380, -73.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When: July 10, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Ulster County
Coordinates: 42.080, -73.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When: July 10, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Otsego County
Coordinates: 42.450, -75.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When: July 10, 2:57 PM CST
Where: Otsego County
Coordinates: 42.550, -74.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When: July 10, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Dutchess County
Coordinates: 41.750, -73.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When: July 10, 3:13 PM CST
Where: Otsego County
Coordinates: 42.400, -75.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When: July 10, 3:16 PM CST
Where: Delaware County
Coordinates: 42.070, -75.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Sullivan

When: July 10, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Sullivan County
Coordinates: 41.770, -75.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When: July 10, 3:44 PM CST
Where: Otsego County
Coordinates: 42.530, -75.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Chenango

When: July 10, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Chenango County
Coordinates: 42.680, -75.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When: July 10, 3:52 PM CST
Where: Delaware County
Coordinates: 42.330, -74.800

Tornado, Putnam

When: July 10, 3:58 PM CST
Where: Putnam County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 41.420, -73.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: July 10, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Columbia County
Coordinates: 42.470, -73.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Cortland

When: July 10, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Cortland County
Coordinates: 42.620, -75.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Cortland

When: July 10, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Cortland County
Coordinates: 42.600, -76.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Lewis

When: July 10, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Lewis County
Coordinates: 43.220, -75.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Broome

When: July 10, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Broome County
Coordinates: 42.300, -76.020

Hail, Suffolk

When: July 10, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Suffolk County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 40.800, -72.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: July 10, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Orange County
Coordinates: 41.250, -74.370

Tornado, Suffolk

When: July 10, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Suffolk County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 40.820, -72.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Bronx

When: July 10, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Bronx County
Coordinates: 40.850, -73.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Queens

When: July 10, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Queens County
Coordinates: 40.700, -73.850

Hail, Nassau

When: July 10, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Nassau County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.730, -73.480

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

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New York in 1989 Every state in 1989 This day in weather history The tornado archive for New York, 1989 Warnings in New York, July 1989

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: 10077376, 10077377, 10077378, 10077379, 10077380, 10077381, 10077382, 10077383, 10077384, 10077385, 10077386, 10077387, 10077388, 10077389, 10077390, 10077391, 10077392, 10077393, 10077394, 10077397, 10077395, 10077401, 10077396, 10077404, 10077398, 10077399, 10077400, 10077402, 10077403, 10077405, 10077406, 10077407, 10077408, 10077409, 10077410, 10077411, 10077412, 10077413, 10077414, 10077415, and more.