Damaging Winds in New York, June 27, 1994

Name: Damaging Winds in New York, June 27, 1994
Start: 1994-06-27T14:00
End: 1994-06-27T18:22
Location: New York

June 27, 1994 · 18 events in 10 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 18 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: $125,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 18

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

18 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Richmond

When: June 27, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Richmond County
Coordinates: 40.583, -74.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Sullivan

When: June 27, 2:25 PM EST
Where: Sullivan County, Upper Beechwood
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.716, -74.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Westchester

When: June 27, 2:30 PM EST
Where: Westchester County, Portchester
Coordinates: 41.152, -73.753 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A warm front moving across the area produced some very strong thunderstorms. Several trees and power lines were downed as the storms moved through. On Staten Island, an 80 foot section of an outfield fence was blown over.

Thunderstorm Wind, Broome

When: June 27, 3:10 PM EST
Where: Broome County, Vestal
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.160, -75.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When: June 27, 3:20 PM EST
Where: Ulster County, Kerhonkson
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When: June 27, 3:50 PM EST
Where: Fulton County, Perth
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.114, -74.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When: June 27, 3:50 PM EST
Where: Fulton County, Johnstown
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.114, -74.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Albany

When: June 27, 4:45 PM EST
Where: Albany County, Guilderland
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.600, -73.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When: June 27, 5:15 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)

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When: June 27, 5:15 PM EST
Where: Saratoga County, Grooms Corners
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When: June 27, 5:15 PM EST
Where: Saratoga County, Halfmoon
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When: June 27, 5:15 PM EST
Where: Saratoga County, Harmony Corners
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When: June 27, 5:15 PM EST
Where: Saratoga County, Rexford
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: June 27, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Washington County, Fort Edward
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.314, -73.431 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: June 27, 5:30 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: June 27, 5:30 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, Warren

When: June 27, 6:22 PM EST
Where: Warren County, Lake George
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.561, -73.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A low pressure system moved northeast from the Ohio Valley on the morning of June 27th resulting in severe thunderstorms across parts of eastern New York. Thunderstorm winds downed trees and powerlines with Vestal in Broome County and Fort Edward in Washington County being the areas hardest hit. In Vestal well over 100 trees were downed by thunderstorm winds and in Fort Edward a tree fell crushing a parked car.

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: June 27, 6:22 PM EST
Where: Warren County, Queensbury
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.561, -73.846 (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.

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, June 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: 10336165, 10338514, 10338925, 10336669, 10338966, 10336357, 10336415, 10337026, 10336219, 10336220, 10336221, 10336222, 10336223, 10338609, 10338610, 10338611, 10338113, 10338165.