Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, August 4, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, August 4, 1995
Start: 1995-08-04T01:42
End: 1995-08-04T15:00
Location: New York

August 4, 1995 · 18 events in 9 counties and zones

17 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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: $78,000
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.

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:42 UTC.

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Event by event

17 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When: August 4, 1:42 AM EST
Where: Saratoga County, Clifton Park
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A warm and humid airmass was established across the Eastern United States. A stationary front from New York State eastward into Southern New England produced clusters of severe thunderstorms which were accompanied by very frequent lightning and torrential downpours. Lightning struck three homes in Saratoga County which caused roof and attic damage. Torrential rains also produced urban flooding in the cities of Schenectady and Saratoga Springs. A flash flood occurred in the town of Round Lake in Saratoga County as Ballston Creek overflowed its bank and a truck was washed into the creek.

Thunderstorm Wind, Westchester

When: August 4, 12:45 PM EST
Where: Westchester County, Bedford Pound Ridge
Coordinates: 41.152, -73.753 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were downed during the passage of a severe thunderstorm.

Thunderstorm Wind, Broome

When: August 4, 12:50 PM EST
Where: Broome County, Triangle
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 42.160, -75.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Broome

When: August 4, 1:05 PM EST
Where: Broome County, Maine
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 42.160, -75.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Rensselaer

When: August 4, 1:25 PM EST
Where: Rensselaer County, Averill Park
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 42.711, -73.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Albany

When: August 4, 1:45 PM EST
Where: Albany County, Colonie
Property damage: $7,000
Coordinates: 42.600, -73.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Albany

When: August 4, 1:45 PM EST
Where: Albany County, Loudonville
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 42.600, -73.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Albany

When: August 4, 1:50 PM EST
Where: Albany County, Albany
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 42.600, -73.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: August 4, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Columbia County, Chatham
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 42.250, -73.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: August 4, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Columbia County, Kinderhook
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 42.250, -73.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: August 4, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Columbia County, Valatie
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 42.250, -73.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cattaraugus

When: August 4, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Cattaraugus County, Olean
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.249, -78.679 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: August 4, 2:05 PM EST
Where: Columbia County, Ghent
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 42.250, -73.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: August 4, 2:10 PM EST
Where: Columbia County, Hudson
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 42.250, -73.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Broome

When: August 4, 2:15 PM EST
Where: Broome County, Deposit
Property damage: $8,000
Coordinates: 42.160, -75.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When: August 4, 2:25 PM EST
Where: Delaware County, Downsville
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 42.198, -74.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: August 4, 2:45 PM EST
Where: Columbia County, Countywide
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 42.250, -73.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A weak cold front from Canada pushed south across New York State during the afternoon hours of the 4th. The severe thunderstorm winds snapped telephone poles in Deposit in Broome County. Heavy downpours also caused urban flooding in the city of Albany as storm sewers backed up.

Thunderstorm Wind, Steuben

When: August 4, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Steuben County, South Corning
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 42.268, -77.384 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A weak cold front crossed the area during the afternoon producing isolated, severe thunderstorms. In Olean, the thunderstorm winds downed a 70-foot willow tree.

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: 10338579, 10338974, 10336793, 10336794, 10336161, 10336308, 10336309, 10336310, 10336760, 10336761, 10336762, 10336910, 10336763, 10336764, 10336795, 10336337, 10336796, 10338956.