Thunderstorm Wind, Chautauqua
- When
- July 8, 3:55 PM EST
- Where
- Chautauqua County, Panama
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Coordinates
- 42.070, -79.480
Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 8, 1997
Severe thunderstorms crossed the area during the afternoon hours . The strong winds downed trees and power lines.
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
- $37,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 BUF wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms crossed the area during the afternoon hours . The strong winds downed trees and power lines. A party tent was blown over. Scattered power outages were reported.
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:54 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chautauqua
- When
- July 8, 3:58 PM EST
- Where
- Chautauqua County, Fluvanna
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 42.120, -79.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Cattaraugus
- When
- July 8, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cattaraugus County, Allegany
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 42.080, -78.480
Hail, Cattaraugus
- When
- July 8, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Cattaraugus County, Salamanca
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $11,000
- Coordinates
- 42.150, -78.720
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
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 8, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 8 to 14, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 8, 1997
- Tornado in New York, July 8, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Texas, July 8, 1997
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, July 8, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 8, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 8, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 8, 1997
- Flash Flood in Ohio, July 8 to 9, 1997
- Hail in Nebraska, July 8, 1997
- Flood in Louisiana, July 8, 1997
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: 5609944, 5609945, 5609946, 5609947.