Strong Wind, Franklin
- When
- June 4, 3:35 PM EST to 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Malone
- Measured
- 30 kt (35 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.593, -74.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in New York, June 4, 1996
A weak area of low pressure moved across New York and New England on Tuesday, June 4, 1996. In Malone, New York (Franklin County) pea sized hail with wind gust to 30 knots were reported at 1535 EST.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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.
A weak area of low pressure moved across New York and New England on Tuesday, June 4, 1996. Late afternoon and evening thunderstorms were scattered across Northern New York...with locally heavy rain and small hail and gusty winds reported.In Malone, New York (Franklin County) pea sized hail with wind gust to 30 knots were reported at 1535 EST. In Plattsburgh, New York (Clinton County) pea size hail was reported at 1730 EST.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flooding in Montana, June 4 to 14, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Kansas, June 4, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Texas, June 4, 1996
- Tornado in Maryland, June 4, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, June 4, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Maryland, June 4, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, June 4, 1996
- Lightning Strike in West Virginia, June 4, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, June 4, 1996
- Hail in South Dakota, June 4, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, June 4, 1996
- Hail in Texas, June 4, 1996
More
Every storm in New York in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, June 1996
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: 5572919.