Hail, Erie
- When
- September 6, 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Erie County, Orchard Park
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 42.770, -78.730
Hail and Damaging Wind in New York, September 6 to 7, 1998
Thunderstorms developed during the overnight along old thunderstorm boundaries. The severe storms produced 3/4" hail and damaging winds.
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
- $38,000
- 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 BUF wrote it up.
Thunderstorms developed during the overnight along old thunderstorm boundaries. The severe storms produced 3/4" hail and damaging winds. The strong winds downed trees and power lines.
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 20 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:32 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Erie
- When
- September 6, 11:55 PM EST
- Where
- Erie County, Holland
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 42.630, -78.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Allegany
- When
- September 7, 12:29 AM EST
- Where
- Allegany County, Hume
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 42.470, -78.130
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, September 6 to 7, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, September 6 to 7, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, September 6 to 7, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Vermont, September 6, 1998
- Flood and Hail in North Carolina, September 6, 1998
- Tropical Storm in Texas, September 6 to 11, 1998
- Flooding and Damaging Wind in Idaho, September 6, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, September 6, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Vermont, September 6, 1998
- Hail in Wisconsin, September 6, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, September 6, 1998
- Hail in West Virginia, September 6, 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: 5666853, 5666854, 5667661.