Hail, Essex
- When
- August 26, 3:25 PM EST to 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Essex County, Mineville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.080, -73.520
Hail in New York, August 26, 1997
Scattered afternoon thunderstorms developed across portions of northeast New York with locally heavy rain and hail. In Essex County of New York, hail 3/4 inch in diameter was reported in Mineville , NY, while hail 1/2 inch in diameter was reported in Witherbee, NY.
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.
Scattered afternoon thunderstorms developed across portions of northeast New York with locally heavy rain and hail. In Essex County of New York, hail 3/4 inch in diameter was reported in Mineville , NY, while hail 1/2 inch in diameter was reported in Witherbee, NY.
The radar
The Burlington radar (KCXX), 56 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:22 UTC.
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.
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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: 5622538.