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

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 2, 1994
Start: 1994-07-02T13:00
End: 1994-07-02T17:00
Location: New York

July 2, 1994 · 17 events in 11 counties and zones

13 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 17 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: $346,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Events: 17

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, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: July 2, 1:00 PM EST
Where: Wayne County, Red Creek
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 43.066, -76.978 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cayuga

When: July 2, 1:29 PM EST
Where: Cayuga County, Ira
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.010, -76.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Onondaga

When: July 2, 1:40 PM EST
Where: Onondaga County, Parrish
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.006, -76.195 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Onondaga

When: July 2, 1:45 PM EST
Where: Onondaga County, Baldwinsville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 43.006, -76.195 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Onondaga

When: July 2, 1:45 PM EST
Where: Onondaga County, Baldwinsville
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 43.006, -76.195 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Onondaga

When: July 2, 2:20 PM EST
Where: Onondaga County, Cicero
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.006, -76.195 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida

When: July 2, 2:25 PM EST
Where: Oneida County, Sylvan Beach
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 43.242, -75.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lewis

When: July 2, 2:25 PM EST
Where: Lewis County, Lowville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.785, -75.449 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida

When: July 2, 2:33 PM EST
Where: Oneida County, Cleveland
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.242, -75.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton

When: July 2, 2:55 PM EST
Where: Clinton County, Peru
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 44.746, -73.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Onondaga

When: July 2, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Onondaga County, Lafayette
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.006, -76.195 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clinton

When: July 2, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Clinton County, Riverview
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.746, -73.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Tompkins

When: July 2, 3:25 PM EST
Where: Tompkins County, Ithaca
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.452, -76.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms developed in a moist, southwest flow ahead of a cold front. Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. On Route 96 in Tompkins County twenty to thirty large trees were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Lawrence

When: July 2, 3:25 PM EST
Where: St. Lawrence County, Horseshoe Lake
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 44.501, -75.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Essex

When: July 2, 3:40 PM EST
Where: Essex County, Ausable Forks
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 44.117, -73.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: July 2, 3:50 PM EST
Where: Madison County, Leonardsville
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.913, -75.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When: July 2, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Otsego County, Unadilla Forks
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 42.634, -75.033 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A cold front moved across eastern New York during the afternoon and evening of July 2nd resulting in severe thunderstorms across parts of the area. Thunderstorm winds downed trees and powerlines in some areas with Ausable Forks and Horseshoe Lake being the areas hardest hit. In Keeseville lightning started a fire which destroyed a house.

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

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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: 10338881, 10336968, 10336026, 10336027, 10336028, 10336029, 10335977, 10336481, 10335978, 10336697, 10336030, 10336698, 10338747, 10338790, 10336939, 10336515, 10336109.