Hail, Orange
- When
- June 2, 10:10 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Bullville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.530, -74.370
Hail and Lightning Strikes in New York, June 2 to 3, 1998
Lightning struck a barn in East Hampton (at the Oakdale Farms property on Three Mile Harbor Road) and sent electricity through four volunteer firemen. Lightning also struck a brick chimney in a Setauket home, causing bricks to fall into the backyard as well as into the structure itself.
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
- 4
- 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.
As thunderstorms moved east across Suffolk County, they produced frequent lightning.Lightning struck a barn in East Hampton (at the Oakdale Farms property on Three Mile Harbor Road) and sent electricity through four volunteer firemen. All four men required hospital treatment.Lightning also struck a brick chimney in a Setauket home, causing bricks to fall into the backyard as well as into the structure itself.
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:10 UTC.
Event by event
2 lightning, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Suffolk
- When
- June 2, 11:41 PM EST
- Where
- Suffolk County, East Hampton
- Injuries
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning, Suffolk
- When
- June 3, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Suffolk County, Setauket
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Tornadoes and Hail in Maryland, June 2, 1998
- Tornadoes in Pennsylvania, June 2, 1998
- Tornado in West Virginia, June 2, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in West Virginia, June 2, 1998
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, June 2, 1998
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, June 2, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in West Virginia, June 2, 1998
- Tornado in New York, June 2, 1998
- Tornado in Maryland, June 2, 1998
- Tornado in Maryland, June 2, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in New York, June 2, 1998
More
Every storm in New York in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, June 1998
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: 5658635, 5658636, 5658637.