Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, August 2, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, August 2, 1994
Start: 1994-08-02T14:15
End: 1994-08-02T17:45
Location: New York

August 2, 1994 · 15 events in 9 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 15 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: $245,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 15

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Onondaga

When: August 2, 2:15 PM EST
Where: Onondaga County, Camillus
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 43.006, -76.195 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cayuga

When: August 2, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Cayuga County, Union Springs
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.010, -76.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: August 2, 3:24 PM EST
Where: Montgomery County, Fonda
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.902, -74.440 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When: August 2, 3:39 PM EST
Where: Saratoga County, Ballston Lake
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Madison

When: August 2, 3:50 PM EST
Where: Madison County, Madison
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.913, -75.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When: August 2, 4:00 PM EST
Where: Saratoga County, Clifton Park
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Saratoga

When: August 2, 4:05 PM EST
Where: Saratoga County, Burnt Hills
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When: August 2, 4:05 PM EST
Where: Saratoga County, Crescent
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Albany

When: August 2, 4:45 PM EST
Where: Albany County, Albany
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.600, -73.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Albany

When: August 2, 4:45 PM EST
Where: Albany County, Cohoes
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.600, -73.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Chenango

When: August 2, 5:15 PM EST
Where: Chenango County, Norwich
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.494, -75.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cattaraugus

When: August 2, 5:28 PM EST
Where: Cattaraugus County, Allegany St Pk
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.249, -78.679 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms that formed in warm, moist air produced damaging winds during the afternoon hours. The strong winds downed trees and wires. In addition, the heavy rains from the thunderstorms (three to four inches in some spots) resulted in flash floods and closed roads.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When: August 2, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Rensselaer County, Rennselaer
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.711, -73.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When: August 2, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Rensselaer County, Troy
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.711, -73.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When: August 2, 5:45 PM EST
Where: Rensselaer County, Rennselaer
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.711, -73.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New York in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in New York, August 1994

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: 10336034, 10336975, 10336919, 10336286, 10336517, 10336287, 10338496, 10338497, 10336295, 10336296, 10336636, 10336897, 10336132, 10336133, 10336134.