Hail, Orange
- When
- November 4, 11:30 AM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Newburgh
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.500, -74.020
Hail in New York, November 4, 1997
In addition to producing hail, these storms also produced gusty winds and locally heavy rain.
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
- 3
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 OKX wrote it up.
A line of scattered thunderstorms developed in a moist unstable airmass ahead of an approaching cold front.In addition to producing hail, these storms also produced gusty winds and locally heavy rain.
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:30 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Bronx
- When
- November 4, 12:45 PM EST
- Where
- Bronx County, Bronx
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.830, -73.900
Hail, Westchester
- When
- November 4, 12:55 PM EST
- Where
- Westchester County, Bronxville
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.930, -73.830
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
- Winter Weather and Frost and Freeze in North Dakota, November 4 to 27, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Connecticut, November 4, 1997
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Massachusetts, November 4, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, November 4 to 5, 1997
- Hail in New Hampshire, November 4, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, November 4, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, November 4, 1997
- Hail in New York, November 4, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, November 4, 1997
More
Every storm in New York in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, November 1997
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: 5623592, 5623593, 5623594.