Damaging Winds in New York, July 20, 1994

Name: Damaging Winds in New York, July 20, 1994
Start: 1994-07-20T12:30
End: 1994-07-20T16:42
Location: New York

July 20, 1994 · 25 events in 10 counties and zones

25 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 25 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $166,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 25

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

25 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When: July 20, 12:30 PM EST
Where: Otsego County, Oneonta
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.634, -75.033 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Steuben

When: July 20, 12:50 PM EST
Where: Steuben County, Campbell
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.268, -77.384 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An isolated thunderstorm produced winds that downed numerous trees and wires.

Thunderstorm Wind, Schenectady

When: July 20, 1:30 PM EST
Where: Schenectady County, Schenectady
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.818, -74.059 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When: July 20, 1:45 PM EST
Where: Saratoga County, Clifton Park
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When: July 20, 1:45 PM EST
Where: Saratoga County, Waterford
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Albany

When: July 20, 2:30 PM EST
Where: Albany County, New Scotland
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.600, -73.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Albany

When: July 20, 3:10 PM EST
Where: Albany County, Ravena
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.600, -73.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: July 20, 3:15 PM EST
Where: Greene County, Greenville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.277, -74.123 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: July 20, 3:15 PM EST
Where: Greene County, Jewett
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.277, -74.123 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: July 20, 3:15 PM EST
Where: Greene County, Windham
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.277, -74.123 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: July 20, 3:15 PM EST
Where: Greene County, Oak Hill
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.277, -74.123 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When: July 20, 3:30 PM EST
Where: Rensselaer County, N. Greenbush
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.711, -73.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When: July 20, 3:30 PM EST
Where: Rensselaer County, Schaghticoke
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.711, -73.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: July 20, 3:30 PM EST
Where: Columbia County, Chatham
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.250, -73.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: July 20, 3:30 PM EST
Where: Columbia County, Red Rock
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.250, -73.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When: July 20, 3:40 PM EST
Where: Rensselaer County, Eagle Mills
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.711, -73.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When: July 20, 3:40 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: July 20, 3:45 PM EST
Where: Rensselaer County, Brunswick
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.711, -73.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When: July 20, 3:45 PM EST
Where: Rensselaer County, Pittstown
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.711, -73.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When: July 20, 3:49 PM EST
Where: Ulster County, Woodstock
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When: July 20, 3:56 PM EST
Where: Ulster County, Ulster
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When: July 20, 4:05 PM EST
Where: Ulster County, Saugerties
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When: July 20, 4:15 PM EST
Where: Dutchess County, Tivoli
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

20,1621EST- *,,1720EST,,,0,0,3,0,Urban Flood Salt Point,20,1630EST,,,0,0,3,0,Thunderstorm Winds Clinton Corners,20,1630EST,,,0,0,3,0,Thunderstorm Winds College Park,20,1635EST,,,0,0,0,0,Hail (0.75)

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When: July 20, 4:21 PM EST
Where: Dutchess County, Red Hook
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

20,1621EST- *,,1720EST,,,0,0,3,0,Urban Flood Salt Point,20,1630EST,,,0,0,3,0,Thunderstorm Winds Clinton Corners,20,1630EST,,,0,0,3,0,Thunderstorm Winds College Park,20,1635EST,,,0,0,0,0,Hail (0.75)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When: July 20, 4:42 PM EST
Where: Ulster County, Kingston
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms moved across parts of eastern New York ahead of a warm front during the afternoon and early evening hours of July 20th. Thunderstorm winds downed trees and powerlines while torrential rains resulted in urban flooding in some areas. Among the areas hardest hit were Albany, Rensselaer, Greene, and Dutchess Counties. In all some 20,000 customers were left without electricity as a result of the thunderstorms. Lightning was the cause of several fires including a home in Brisben and a church steeple in Watervliet.

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.

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, July 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: 10336116, 10338954, 10338641, 10336272, 10336273, 10336289, 10336290, 10336379, 10336380, 10336381, 10336434, 10336120, 10336121, 10336750, 10336751, 10336122, 10336123, 10336124, 10336125, 10339005, 10339006, 10339007, 10336593, 10336594, 10339008.