New York, 1993

Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, May 11, 1993

May 11, 1993 · 12 events in 4 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 12 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$586,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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

10 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Warren

When
May 11, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Warren County, Warrensburg
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.561, -73.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When
May 11, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Warren County, Warrensburg
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
43.561, -73.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
May 11, 2:05 PM EST
Where
Washington County, Salem
Property damage
$500,000
Coordinates
43.314, -73.431 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
May 11, 2:15 PM EST
Where
Washington County, Rexleigh
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
43.314, -73.431 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Washington

When
May 11, 2:30 PM EST
Where
Washington County, Salem
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.314, -73.431 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
May 11, 2:30 PM EST
Where
Washington County, Fort Ann
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
43.314, -73.431 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When
May 11, 5:20 PM EST
Where
Ulster County, West Hurley
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When
May 11, 5:30 PM EST
Where
Ulster County, Rosendale
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When
May 11, 5:35 PM EST
Where
Ulster County, Kingston
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When
May 11, 5:45 PM EST
Where
Ulster County, New Paltz
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When
May 11, 5:50 PM EST
Where
Dutchess County, Rhinebeck
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A strong cold front swept across eastern New York on the afternoon of May 11 resulting in severe thunderstorms across parts of the area. One of the areas hardest hit was in southern Washington County from three miles northwest of Salem to Rexleigh where a dry microburst destroyed a substantial portion of a large farm along Route 30. Damage at the farm included a two-car garage demolished, three grain silos damaged with one silo moved 18 inches off its foundation, a second garage damaged, the slate roof of the main residence partially removed along with the brick chimney. Other areas hard hit by the storms included sections of Ulster and Dutchess counties where trees, power lines and utility poles were downed leaving over 3,000 customers without power. Before the severe thunderstorms hit the Mid-Hudson Valley temperatures soared to record levels with Poughkeepsie reaching 92 degrees which broke the previous record of 91 which was set in 1953.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When
May 11, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A strong cold front swept across eastern New York on the afternoon of May 11 resulting in severe thunderstorms across parts of the area. One of the areas hardest hit was in southern Washington County from three miles northwest of Salem to Rexleigh where a dry microburst destroyed a substantial portion of a large farm along Route 30. Damage at the farm included a two-car garage demolished, three grain silos damaged with one silo moved 18 inches off its foundation, a second garage damaged, the slate roof of the main residence partially removed along with the brick chimney. Other areas hard hit by the storms included sections of Ulster and Dutchess counties where trees, power lines and utility poles were downed leaving over 3,000 customers without power. Before the severe thunderstorms hit the Mid-Hudson Valley temperatures soared to record levels with Poughkeepsie reaching 92 degrees which broke the previous record of 91 which was set in 1953.

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.

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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: 10338103, 10338104, 10338539, 10338540, 10338541, 10338542, 10338805, 10338806, 10338807, 10338808, 10336342, 10336399.