Damaging Winds in New York, July 17, 1995

Name: Damaging Winds in New York, July 17, 1995
Start: 1995-07-17T00:35
End: 1995-07-17T19:00
Location: New York

July 17, 1995 · 14 events in 8 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 14 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: $75,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 14

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.

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Event by event

14 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Orleans

When: July 17, 12:35 AM EST
Where: Orleans County, Kent
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 43.251, -78.189 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Orleans

When: July 17, 12:42 AM EST
Where: Orleans County, Medina
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 43.251, -78.189 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston

When: July 17, 1:16 AM EST
Where: Livingston County, Hamlin
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 42.728, -77.775 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: July 17, 1:23 AM EST
Where: Monroe County, Brockport
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 43.165, -77.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms during the evening of the 26th and early morning hours of the 27th downed trees and power lines resulting in scattered power outages. In DeWitt, lightning damaged two substations resulting in 10,000 customers being without power.

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When: July 17, 2:30 PM EST
Where: Otsego County, Pittsfield
Property damage: $8,000
Coordinates: 42.634, -75.033 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Chenango

When: July 17, 2:30 PM EST
Where: Chenango County, Countywide
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 42.494, -75.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When: July 17, 2:55 PM EST
Where: Otsego County, Otsego
Property damage: $6,000
Coordinates: 42.634, -75.033 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Chenango

When: July 17, 2:57 PM EST
Where: Chenango County, Coventry
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.494, -75.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When: July 17, 3:10 PM EST
Where: Delaware County, Sidney Center
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 42.198, -74.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When: July 17, 3:30 PM EST
Where: Delaware County, Masonville
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 42.198, -74.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Tioga

When: July 17, 4:00 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, Delaware

When: July 17, 4:25 PM EST
Where: Delaware County, Delhi
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 42.198, -74.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When: July 17, 4:45 PM EST
Where: Delaware County, Walton
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 42.198, -74.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When: July 17, 7:00 PM EST
Where: Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms moved across parts of the Susquehanna Region and Western Catskills and Mid-Hudson Valley on the afternoon of the 17th. There were many reports of downed trees and wires, but the majority of the storm damage occurred in Otsego and Delaware Counties.

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 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history Warnings in New York, July 1995

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: 10336146, 10336147, 10336501, 10336851, 10336252, 10336690, 10336253, 10336691, 10336333, 10336334, 10338679, 10336335, 10336336, 10336765.