New York, 1994

Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 7, 1994

July 7, 1994 · 34 events in 16 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 34 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
$286,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
34

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
July 7, 1:25 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, Chenango

When
July 7, 1:25 PM EST
Where
Chenango County, Norwich
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
42.494, -75.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When
July 7, 2:45 PM EST
Where
Otsego County, Plainfield
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
42.634, -75.033 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When
July 7, 3:20 PM EST
Where
Warren County, Glens Falls
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
43.561, -73.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When
July 7, 3:20 PM EST
Where
Warren County, Queensbury
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
43.561, -73.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When
July 7, 3:35 PM EST
Where
Warren County, Bolton
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
43.561, -73.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When
July 7, 3:35 PM EST
Where
Warren County, Brant Lake
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
43.561, -73.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
July 7, 3:40 PM EST
Where
Washington County, Kingsbury to Hudson Falls
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
43.314, -73.431 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Albany

When
July 7, 3:55 PM EST
Where
Albany County, Colonie
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.600, -73.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
July 7, 3:55 PM EST
Where
Washington County, Hudson Falls
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
43.314, -73.431 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
July 7, 3:55 PM EST
Where
Washington County, Kingsbury
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
43.314, -73.431 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
July 7, 3:55 PM EST
Where
Washington County, Whitehall
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
43.314, -73.431 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
July 7, 4:00 PM EST
Where
Washington County, Argyle
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
43.314, -73.431 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When
July 7, 4:15 PM EST
Where
Saratoga County, Se Portion
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When
July 7, 4:25 PM EST
Where
Rensselaer County, Melrose
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
42.711, -73.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When
July 7, 4:25 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, Ulster

When
July 7, 5:15 PM EST
Where
Ulster County, Saugerties
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Steuben

When
July 7, 5:30 PM EST
Where
Steuben County, Bath
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
42.268, -77.384 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An isolated thunderstorm produced golf-ball sized hail in Bath.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tioga

When
July 7, 5:40 PM EST
Where
Tioga County, T. of Tioga
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
42.170, -76.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When
July 7, 5:45 PM EST
Where
Dutchess County, Staasburg
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When
July 7, 5:45 PM EST
Where
Columbia County, Germantown
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
42.250, -73.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Tioga

When
July 7, 5:45 PM EST
Where
Tioga County, Owego
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
42.170, -76.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When
July 7, 5:50 PM EST
Where
Dutchess County, Pine Plains
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When
July 7, 5:50 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)

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When
July 7, 5:50 PM EST
Where
Dutchess County, Tivoli
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Tioga

When
July 7, 5:50 PM EST
Where
Tioga County, Newark Valley
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
42.170, -76.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When
July 7, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Orange County, Huguenot to Middletown
Coordinates
41.402, -74.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Broome

When
July 7, 6:05 PM EST
Where
Broome County, Killawog
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
42.160, -75.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms moved across eastern New York on the afternoon and evening of July 7th as a stationary front lay across the Mohawk Valley. Thunderstorm winds downed trees and powerlines in many areas while intense lightning started several fires and killed a man in Albany. In addition torrential downpours resulted in some flash flooding as well as flooding of poorly drained low lying areas. Among the areas hardest hit were the Capital District Region where over 10,000 customers were left without electricity. In Albany a 34 year-old man was struck and killed by lightning as he was holding a metal weed trimmer, while a horse standing in a field near a tree was struck and killed by lightning in Fort Ann. Other areas hard hit included Saugerties, Norwich, Leonarrowdsville, and Kingsbury where numerous trees were downed some of which fell on cars and homes. Urban Flooding was reported in Mechanicville and Hudson Falls as storm drains backed up. While flash flooding occurred in Tioga County where many creeks were out of their banks and in northern Sullivan County where up to two feet of water was across roads from Roscoe to Lake Muskoday to Basket and trees were downed by flood waters. M34O

Thunderstorm Wind, Broome

When
July 7, 6:05 PM EST
Where
Broome County, Lisle
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
42.160, -75.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms moved across eastern New York on the afternoon and evening of July 7th as a stationary front lay across the Mohawk Valley. Thunderstorm winds downed trees and powerlines in many areas while intense lightning started several fires and killed a man in Albany. In addition torrential downpours resulted in some flash flooding as well as flooding of poorly drained low lying areas. Among the areas hardest hit were the Capital District Region where over 10,000 customers were left without electricity. In Albany a 34 year-old man was struck and killed by lightning as he was holding a metal weed trimmer, while a horse standing in a field near a tree was struck and killed by lightning in Fort Ann. Other areas hard hit included Saugerties, Norwich, Leonarrowdsville, and Kingsbury where numerous trees were downed some of which fell on cars and homes. Urban Flooding was reported in Mechanicville and Hudson Falls as storm drains backed up. While flash flooding occurred in Tioga County where many creeks were out of their banks and in northern Sullivan County where up to two feet of water was across roads from Roscoe to Lake Muskoday to Basket and trees were downed by flood waters. M34O

Thunderstorm Wind, Broome

When
July 7, 6:05 PM EST
Where
Broome County, Maine
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
42.160, -75.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms moved across eastern New York on the afternoon and evening of July 7th as a stationary front lay across the Mohawk Valley. Thunderstorm winds downed trees and powerlines in many areas while intense lightning started several fires and killed a man in Albany. In addition torrential downpours resulted in some flash flooding as well as flooding of poorly drained low lying areas. Among the areas hardest hit were the Capital District Region where over 10,000 customers were left without electricity. In Albany a 34 year-old man was struck and killed by lightning as he was holding a metal weed trimmer, while a horse standing in a field near a tree was struck and killed by lightning in Fort Ann. Other areas hard hit included Saugerties, Norwich, Leonarrowdsville, and Kingsbury where numerous trees were downed some of which fell on cars and homes. Urban Flooding was reported in Mechanicville and Hudson Falls as storm drains backed up. While flash flooding occurred in Tioga County where many creeks were out of their banks and in northern Sullivan County where up to two feet of water was across roads from Roscoe to Lake Muskoday to Basket and trees were downed by flood waters. M34O

Thunderstorm Wind, Broome

When
July 7, 6:10 PM EST
Where
Broome County, Triangle
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
42.160, -75.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms moved across eastern New York on the afternoon and evening of July 7th as a stationary front lay across the Mohawk Valley. Thunderstorm winds downed trees and powerlines in many areas while intense lightning started several fires and killed a man in Albany. In addition torrential downpours resulted in some flash flooding as well as flooding of poorly drained low lying areas. Among the areas hardest hit were the Capital District Region where over 10,000 customers were left without electricity. In Albany a 34 year-old man was struck and killed by lightning as he was holding a metal weed trimmer, while a horse standing in a field near a tree was struck and killed by lightning in Fort Ann. Other areas hard hit included Saugerties, Norwich, Leonarrowdsville, and Kingsbury where numerous trees were downed some of which fell on cars and homes. Urban Flooding was reported in Mechanicville and Hudson Falls as storm drains backed up. While flash flooding occurred in Tioga County where many creeks were out of their banks and in northern Sullivan County where up to two feet of water was across roads from Roscoe to Lake Muskoday to Basket and trees were downed by flood waters. M34O

Thunderstorm Wind, Broome

When
July 7, 6:15 PM EST
Where
Broome County, Sanitaria Springs
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
42.160, -75.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms moved across eastern New York on the afternoon and evening of July 7th as a stationary front lay across the Mohawk Valley. Thunderstorm winds downed trees and powerlines in many areas while intense lightning started several fires and killed a man in Albany. In addition torrential downpours resulted in some flash flooding as well as flooding of poorly drained low lying areas. Among the areas hardest hit were the Capital District Region where over 10,000 customers were left without electricity. In Albany a 34 year-old man was struck and killed by lightning as he was holding a metal weed trimmer, while a horse standing in a field near a tree was struck and killed by lightning in Fort Ann. Other areas hard hit included Saugerties, Norwich, Leonarrowdsville, and Kingsbury where numerous trees were downed some of which fell on cars and homes. Urban Flooding was reported in Mechanicville and Hudson Falls as storm drains backed up. While flash flooding occurred in Tioga County where many creeks were out of their banks and in northern Sullivan County where up to two feet of water was across roads from Roscoe to Lake Muskoday to Basket and trees were downed by flood waters. M34O

Thunderstorm Wind, Broome

When
July 7, 6:20 PM EST
Where
Broome County, Ouquaga
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
42.160, -75.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms moved across eastern New York on the afternoon and evening of July 7th as a stationary front lay across the Mohawk Valley. Thunderstorm winds downed trees and powerlines in many areas while intense lightning started several fires and killed a man in Albany. In addition torrential downpours resulted in some flash flooding as well as flooding of poorly drained low lying areas. Among the areas hardest hit were the Capital District Region where over 10,000 customers were left without electricity. In Albany a 34 year-old man was struck and killed by lightning as he was holding a metal weed trimmer, while a horse standing in a field near a tree was struck and killed by lightning in Fort Ann. Other areas hard hit included Saugerties, Norwich, Leonarrowdsville, and Kingsbury where numerous trees were downed some of which fell on cars and homes. Urban Flooding was reported in Mechanicville and Hudson Falls as storm drains backed up. While flash flooding occurred in Tioga County where many creeks were out of their banks and in northern Sullivan County where up to two feet of water was across roads from Roscoe to Lake Muskoday to Basket and trees were downed by flood waters. M34O

Thunderstorm Wind, Nassau

When
July 7, 8:15 PM EST
Where
Nassau County, Oyster Bay
Coordinates
40.732, -73.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Powerful airmass thunderstorms developed during the evening hours. Numerous trees and power lines were downed over Orange County. As the storms moved into northern Nassau County, violent winds downed more trees and power lines. At a festival in Oyster Bay a large tent, with about 70 people inside, was blown over.

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.

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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: 10336516, 10336630, 10336111, 10338524, 10338525, 10338526, 10338527, 10338825, 10337027, 10338826, 10338827, 10338828, 10338829, 10336230, 10336075, 10336076, 10338968, 10338952, 10338671, 10336585, 10336727, 10338672, 10336586, 10336587, 10336588, 10338673, 10336056, 10336670, 10336715, 10336716, 10336748, 10336749, 10336781, 10336928.