New York, 1992

Tornadoes and Hail in New York, July 5, 1992

July 5, 1992 · NWS ALB · 22 events in 13 counties and zones

9 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado, 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.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2.9 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
22

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

9 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado, 6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Niagara

When
July 5, 3:30 AM CST
Where
Niagara County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.220, -78.750

Hail, Oneida

When
July 5, 11:26 AM CST
Where
Oneida County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
43.200, -75.730

Tornado, Fulton

When
July 5, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Fulton County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.8 mi
Path width
13 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
42.980, -74.550

Hail, Oneida

When
July 5, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Oneida County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.100, -75.250

Tornado, Fulton

When
July 5, 1:15 PM EST
Where
Fulton County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.8 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
43.020, -74.380

Tornado, Saratoga

When
July 5, 1:40 PM EST
Where
Saratoga County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
23 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
42.930, -73.970

Tornado, Saratoga

When
July 5, 2:12 PM EST
Where
Saratoga County
Rating
F0
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
42.930, -73.650

Tornado, Dutchess

When
July 5, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Dutchess County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
41.530, -73.920

Tornado, Otsego

When
July 5, 3:00 PM EST
Where
Otsego County
Rating
F1
Path length
1.2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
42.800, -74.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Herkimer

When
July 5, 12:30 PM PST
Where
Herkimer County
Coordinates
43.020, -75.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
July 5, 12:32 PM PST
Where
Montgomery County
Coordinates
43.000, -74.670

Hail, Ulster

When
July 5, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Ulster County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.650, -73.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Cortland

When
July 5, 1:00 PM PST
Where
Cortland County
Measured
81 kt (93 mph)
Coordinates
42.600, -76.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
July 5, 1:00 PM PST
Where
Montgomery County
Coordinates
42.900, -74.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Cortland

When
July 5, 1:15 PM PST
Where
Cortland County
Coordinates
42.600, -76.170

Hail, Dutchess

When
July 5, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Dutchess County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.620, -73.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
July 5, 1:20 PM PST
Where
Montgomery County
Coordinates
42.950, -74.220

Hail, Putnam

When
July 5, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Putnam County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.470, -73.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Schenectady

When
July 5, 1:45 PM PST
Where
Schenectady County
Coordinates
42.920, -74.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Chenango

When
July 5, 2:00 PM PST
Where
Chenango County
Coordinates
42.620, -75.330

Tornado, Cortland

When
July 5, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Cortland County
Rating
F0
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
42.520, -76.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When
July 5, 3:05 PM PST
Where
Putnam County
Coordinates
41.450, -73.770

What these are

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

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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: 10157815, 10157819, 10075410, 10157820, 10075413, 10075416, 10075419, 10075420, 10075421, 10075408, 10075409, 10157822, 10075411, 10075412, 10075414, 10157823, 10075415, 10157824, 10075417, 10075418, 10075423, 10075422.