Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster
- When
- August 22, 3:05 PM EST
- Where
- Ulster County, Hurley
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 41.920, -74.070
Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, August 22, 1997
On August 22, a deep upper level low was located over the lower Great Lakes region. Afternoon thunderstorms produced hail in Fulton, Columbia and Saratoga Counties.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $37,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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 ALY wrote it up.
On August 22, a deep upper level low was located over the lower Great Lakes region. Afternoon thunderstorms produced hail in Fulton, Columbia and Saratoga Counties. Golf ball size hail was reported at Copake in Columbia County. At Saratoga Springs, hail covered the ground in many areas and two trucks were crushed when a large branch was downed by the wind. Thunderstorm winds also downed trees in Ulster and Saratoga Counties.
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:58 UTC.
Event by event
9 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Fulton
- When
- August 22, 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Fulton County, Perth
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.020, -74.200
Hail, Columbia
- When
- August 22, 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Columbia County, Ancram
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.050, -73.630
Hail, Columbia
- When
- August 22, 3:55 PM EST
- Where
- Columbia County, Copake
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 42.100, -73.550
Hail, Fulton
- When
- August 22, 4:05 PM EST
- Where
- Fulton County, Broadalbin
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 43.050, -74.200
Hail, Saratoga
- When
- August 22, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Saratoga County, Galway
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.020, -74.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga
- When
- August 22, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Saratoga County, Saratoga Spgs
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 43.080, -73.800
Hail, Saratoga
- When
- August 22, 5:07 PM EST
- Where
- Saratoga County, Saratoga Spgs
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.080, -73.800
Hail, Saratoga
- When
- August 22, 5:25 PM EST
- Where
- Saratoga County, Saratoga Spgs
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 43.080, -73.800
Hail, Saratoga
- When
- August 22, 5:35 PM EST
- Where
- Saratoga County, Saratoga Spgs
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 43.080, -73.800
Hail, Greene
- When
- August 22, 5:55 PM EST
- Where
- Greene County, Leeds
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.250, -73.900
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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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5611887, 5611888, 5611889, 5611890, 5611891, 5611892, 5611893, 5611894, 5611895, 5611896, 5611897.