Hail, Clinton
- When
- July 23, 1:50 PM EST
- Where
- Clinton County, Mooers
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.950, -73.570
Hail in New York, July 23, 1996
Thunderstorms developed and moved across northern New York during the afternoon and evening of Tuesday July 23, 1996. A few reports included...
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS BTV wrote it up.
Thunderstorms developed and moved across northern New York during the afternoon and evening of Tuesday July 23, 1996. These thunderstorms were accompanied by heavy rain, hail and frequent dangerous lightning.A few reports included... --In Mooers, NY (Clinton County) 3/4 inch diameter hail was reported at 1350 EST.--Altona, NY (Clinton County) reported 1/4 inch hail at 1500 EST.--Culverts were flooded in Plattsburgh NY/Cumberland Head NY area with water reported on the roads between 1800-1920 EST.--one person was injured by lightning in Altona, NY (Clinton County) at 1800 EST and 2 cows were killed by lightning.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- 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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More
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5572133.