New York, 1994

Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 25, 1994

July 25, 1994 · 32 events in 14 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 32 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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  • Wind
  • Hail
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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$216,000
Crop damage
$5.0 million
Events
32

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

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

Hail, Erie

When
July 25, 2:30 AM EST
Where
Erie County, Eden
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
42.758, -78.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An isolated early morning thunderstorm produced golf-ball sized hail during the early morning hours.

Hail, Niagara

When
July 25, 1:20 PM EST
Where
Niagara County, State Park
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
43.173, -78.691 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Niagara

When
July 25, 1:20 PM EST
Where
Niagara County, Golden Hill to State Park
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
43.173, -78.691 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Orleans

When
July 25, 1:45 PM EST
Where
Orleans County, Lyndonville
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
$5.0 million
Coordinates
43.251, -78.189 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Seneca

When
July 25, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Seneca County, Tyre
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
42.781, -76.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cayuga

When
July 25, 2:02 PM EST
Where
Cayuga County, Cato
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
43.010, -76.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cayuga

When
July 25, 2:02 PM EST
Where
Cayuga County, Locke
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
43.010, -76.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Oswego

When
July 25, 2:15 PM EST
Where
Oswego County, Minetto
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
43.464, -76.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When
July 25, 2:37 PM EST
Where
Saratoga County, Stillwater
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cortland

When
July 25, 2:45 PM EST
Where
Cortland County, Tully
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
42.595, -76.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cortland

When
July 25, 2:55 PM EST
Where
Cortland County, Scott
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
42.595, -76.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Saratoga

When
July 25, 3:33 PM EST
Where
Saratoga County, Gansevoort
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Orange

When
July 25, 3:50 PM EST
Where
Orange County, Maybrook
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.402, -74.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When
July 25, 3:50 PM EST
Where
Orange County, Maybrook
Coordinates
41.402, -74.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Dutchess

When
July 25, 4:30 PM EST
Where
Dutchess County, East Fishkill
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When
July 25, 4:40 PM EST
Where
Dutchess County, Stormville
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Herkimer

When
July 25, 4:50 PM EST
Where
Herkimer County, German Flatts
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
43.420, -74.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Herkimer

When
July 25, 4:50 PM EST
Where
Herkimer County, Herkimer
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
43.420, -74.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Herkimer

When
July 25, 4:50 PM EST
Where
Herkimer County, Ilion
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
43.420, -74.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Dutchess

When
July 25, 4:50 PM EST
Where
Dutchess County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When
July 25, 5:15 PM EST
Where
Putnam County, Carmel
Coordinates
41.427, -73.749 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail and wind damage was reported as thunderstorms moved across southeastern New York.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When
July 25, 5:46 PM EST
Where
Fulton County, Gloversville
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
43.114, -74.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When
July 25, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Fulton County
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
43.114, -74.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When
July 25, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Fulton County, Ephratah
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
43.114, -74.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When
July 25, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Fulton County, Mayfield
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
43.114, -74.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When
July 25, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Fulton County, Northville
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
43.114, -74.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When
July 25, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Fulton County, Oppenheim
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
43.114, -74.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When
July 25, 6:20 PM EST
Where
Saratoga County, Edinburg
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A cold front moved into eastern New York on the afternoon of July 25th resulting in severe thunderstorms across parts of the area. The majority of damage from thunderstorm winds consisted of downed trees and powerlines. A Lightning strike also caused a fire which damaged a home in Herkimer. The most significant damage occurred in Cortland County where flash flooding occurred along Grout Brook and Cold Brook in the Towns of Scott and Preble. Among the areas hardest hit were Webber Park, Cold Brook Road, West Scott Road, Long Road, and Old State Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When
July 25, 6:20 PM EST
Where
Saratoga County, Greenfield
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A cold front moved into eastern New York on the afternoon of July 25th resulting in severe thunderstorms across parts of the area. The majority of damage from thunderstorm winds consisted of downed trees and powerlines. A Lightning strike also caused a fire which damaged a home in Herkimer. The most significant damage occurred in Cortland County where flash flooding occurred along Grout Brook and Cold Brook in the Towns of Scott and Preble. Among the areas hardest hit were Webber Park, Cold Brook Road, West Scott Road, Long Road, and Old State Road.

Hail, Cattaraugus

When
July 25, 7:35 PM EST
Where
Cattaraugus County, Salamanca
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
42.249, -78.679 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Afternoon thunderstorms produced damaging winds which downed trees and power lines. In Niagara County, golf ball-sized hail resulted in an estimated $4 million in damage to apple, pepper, tomato, eggplant and squash crops.

Thunderstorm Wind, Niagara

When
July 25, 11:40 PM EST
Where
Niagara County, Newfane
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
43.173, -78.691 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Erie

When
July 25, 11:45 PM EST
Where
Erie County, Cheektowaga
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
42.758, -78.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms during the early morning hours of the 26th produced damaging winds that downed trees and power lines.

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.

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: 10336866, 10336544, 10336545, 10336142, 10338737, 10336973, 10336974, 10336187, 10336275, 10335808, 10335809, 10336276, 10336078, 10336079, 10336595, 10336596, 10336442, 10336443, 10336444, 10336597, 10336258, 10336360, 10336361, 10336362, 10336363, 10336364, 10336365, 10336277, 10336278, 10336896, 10336546, 10336867.