Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- August 11, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Washington County, Argyle
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.230, -73.500
Hail and Damaging Wind in New York, August 11, 1998
A cold front moving into New York State produced an isolated severe thunderstorm during the early evening across southern Washington County. The storm brought trees down and produced dime size hail in the town of Salem.
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
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
A cold front moving into New York State produced an isolated severe thunderstorm during the early evening across southern Washington County. The storm brought trees down and produced dime size hail in the town of Salem.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Washington
- When
- August 11, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Washington County, Salem
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.180, -73.330
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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- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, August 11, 1998
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- Damaging Winds in Connecticut, August 11, 1998
- Flash Flood in Indiana, August 11, 1998
- Damaging Wind in California, August 11, 1998
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: 5660659, 5660660.