Damaging Winds in New York, July 6, 1995

Name: Damaging Winds in New York, July 6, 1995
Start: 1995-07-06T12:37
End: 1995-07-06T18:15
Location: New York

July 6, 1995 · 49 events in 26 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 49 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: 1
Property damage: $258,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 49

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

49 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cattaraugus

When: July 6, 12:37 PM EST
Where: Cattaraugus County, Olean
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 42.249, -78.679 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Allegany

When: July 6, 12:50 PM EST
Where: Allegany County, Cuba
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 42.257, -78.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Allegany

When: July 6, 1:10 PM EST
Where: Allegany County, Fillmore
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.257, -78.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston

When: July 6, 1:45 PM EST
Where: Livingston County, Conesus
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.728, -77.775 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Chemung

When: July 6, 1:45 PM EST
Where: Chemung County, Arkport
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 42.141, -76.760 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Chemung

When: July 6, 1:45 PM EST
Where: Chemung County, Troupsburg
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 42.141, -76.760 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Chemung

When: July 6, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Chemung County, Gibson
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 42.141, -76.760 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Chemung

When: July 6, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Chemung County, Savona
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 42.141, -76.760 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Chemung

When: July 6, 2:10 PM EST
Where: Chemung County, Elmira
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 42.141, -76.760 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Schuyler

When: July 6, 2:15 PM EST to 2:45 PM EST
Where: Schuyler County, Countywide
Property damage: $7,000
Coordinates: 42.394, -76.875 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ontario

When: July 6, 2:20 PM EST
Where: Ontario County, Oaks Corners
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 42.853, -77.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida

When: July 6, 2:25 PM EST
Where: Oneida County, Boonville
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 43.242, -75.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Steuben

When: July 6, 2:25 PM EST
Where: Steuben County, Corning
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 42.268, -77.384 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Yates

When: July 6, 2:30 PM EST
Where: Yates County, Middlesex
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.633, -77.105 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: July 6, 2:40 PM EST
Where: Monroe County, Penfield
Property damage: $8,000
Coordinates: 43.165, -77.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Chemung

When: July 6, 2:40 PM EST
Where: Chemung County, Erin
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 42.141, -76.760 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Chemung

When: July 6, 2:40 PM EST
Where: Chemung County, Horseheads
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 42.141, -76.760 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Chemung

When: July 6, 2:40 PM EST
Where: Chemung County, Van Etten
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 42.141, -76.760 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Tompkins

When: July 6, 2:55 PM EST
Where: Tompkins County, Ithaca
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 42.452, -76.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: July 6, 2:59 PM EST
Where: Wayne County, Lyons
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 43.066, -76.978 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Tioga

When: July 6, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Tioga County, Candor
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 42.170, -76.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Seneca

When: July 6, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Seneca County, Junius
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 42.781, -76.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Seneca

When: July 6, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Seneca County, Romulus
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 42.781, -76.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Tompkins

When: July 6, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Tompkins County, Newfield
Property damage: $7,000
Coordinates: 42.452, -76.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cayuga

When: July 6, 3:15 PM EST
Where: Cayuga County, Auburn
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 43.010, -76.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cayuga

When: July 6, 3:22 PM EST
Where: Cayuga County, Fair Haven
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 43.010, -76.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Oswego

When: July 6, 3:25 PM EST
Where: Oswego County, Oswego
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.464, -76.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Tioga

When: July 6, 3:25 PM EST
Where: Tioga County, Apalachin
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 42.170, -76.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Onondaga

When: July 6, 3:30 PM EST to 4:30 PM EST
Where: Onondaga County, Countywide
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 43.006, -76.195 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cortland

When: July 6, 3:30 PM EST
Where: Cortland County, Cortland
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.595, -76.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cortland

When: July 6, 3:30 PM EST
Where: Cortland County, Homer
Property damage: $7,000
Coordinates: 42.595, -76.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cayuga

When: July 6, 3:33 PM EST
Where: Cayuga County, Moravia
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 43.010, -76.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida

When: July 6, 3:37 PM EST to 3:40 PM EST
Where: Oneida County, Camden to Countywide
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 43.242, -75.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Broome

When: July 6, 3:45 PM EST
Where: Broome County, Whitney Point
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 42.160, -75.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cortland

When: July 6, 3:45 PM EST
Where: Cortland County, McGraw
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 42.595, -76.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: July 6, 3:50 PM EST
Where: Jefferson County, Oswego
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 43.999, -76.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: July 6, 4:00 PM EST
Where: Madison County, Chittenango
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.913, -75.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Chenango

When: July 6, 4:10 PM EST
Where: Chenango County, Greene
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.494, -75.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Broome

When: July 6, 4:15 PM EST
Where: Broome County, Chenango
Property damage: $7,000
Coordinates: 42.160, -75.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: July 6, 4:18 PM EST
Where: Jefferson County, Sandy Creek
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.999, -76.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Chenango

When: July 6, 4:25 PM EST
Where: Chenango County, Norwich
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.494, -75.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: July 6, 4:35 PM EST
Where: Jefferson County, Mannsville
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 43.999, -76.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: July 6, 4:50 PM EST
Where: Jefferson County, Watertown
Property damage: $7,000
Coordinates: 43.999, -76.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When: July 6, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Otsego County, Hartwick
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 42.634, -75.033 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: July 6, 5:05 PM EST
Where: Jefferson County, Antwerp
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.999, -76.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Herkimer

When: July 6, 5:10 PM EST
Where: Herkimer County, Hinckley Reservoir
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.420, -74.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lewis

When: July 6, 5:10 PM EST
Where: Lewis County, Martinsburg
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.785, -75.449 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms moved across the area ahead of a cold front. There were numerous reports of downed trees and wires and power outages. In Horseheads, Chemung County, the storms toppled a 200-year old poplar tree that was 14-foot in diameter. A man was injured by a falling tree limb in Liverpool, Onondaga County In Oaks Corners, Ontario County a downed tree damaged a deck, kitchen, garage and dining room of a house. Torrential rains of the storm resulted in localized urban flooding.

Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida

When: July 6, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Oneida County
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 43.242, -75.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When: July 6, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Hamilton County, Arieta
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 43.661, -74.497 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A line of severe thunderstorms moved across central and eastern New York well ahead of a cold front over the Ohio Valley. Hardest hit by the thunderstorms was Onieda County where numerous trees and power lines were knocked down. In the Town of Western the roof of a barn was removed by thunderstorm winds. In Cortland County, a mobile home was damaged near Homer when a tree fell on it; and a man was struck by lightning in McGraw when he found shelter from the storms under a 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.

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: 10336907, 10336567, 10336568, 10336496, 10336578, 10336579, 10336608, 10336609, 10336610, 10338727, 10336049, 10335994, 10338955, 10339050, 10336531, 10336611, 10336612, 10336613, 10338753, 10338885, 10338677, 10338739, 10338740, 10338754, 10336979, 10336980, 10336192, 10338678, 10336038, 10336798, 10336799, 10336981, 10335995, 10336791, 10336800, 10336463, 10336520, 10336685, 10336792, 10336464, and more.