Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- July 18, 11:27 AM EST
- Where
- Washington County, Dresden
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.670, -73.420
Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 18, 1999
A pre-frontal trough sparked scattered thunderstorms in a very unstable air mass around midday on July 18. A few of the cells became severe in the Lake George / Saratoga region.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 10
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 pre-frontal trough sparked scattered thunderstorms in a very unstable air mass around midday on July 18. A few of the cells became severe in the Lake George / Saratoga region. The storms brought spotty damage, including downed trees and wires to a large number of communities in central Washington county. Golf ball size hail was noted at Argyle and dime size hail was noted at Hudson Falls.
The radar
The Burlington radar (KCXX), 96 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:24 UTC.
Event by event
7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- July 18, 11:40 AM EST
- Where
- Washington County, Ft Ann
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.420, -73.500
Hail, Washington
- When
- July 18, 12:32 PM EST
- Where
- Washington County, Argyle
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.230, -73.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- July 18, 1:22 PM EST
- Where
- Washington County, Granville
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.420, -73.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- July 18, 1:30 PM EST
- Where
- Washington County, West Hebron
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.230, -73.380
Hail, Washington
- When
- July 18, 1:58 PM EST
- Where
- Washington County, Hudson Falls
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.300, -73.580
Lightning, Saratoga
- When
- July 18, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Saratoga County, South Glens Falls
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- July 18, 2:07 PM EST
- Where
- Washington County, Salem
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.180, -73.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga
- When
- July 18, 2:10 PM EST
- Where
- Saratoga County, Gansevoort
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 43.200, -73.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- July 18, 2:58 PM EST
- Where
- Washington County, Hudson Falls
- Property damage
- $7,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.300, -73.580
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.
- 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
- Heat in Missouri, July 18 to 31, 1999
- Heat in Missouri, July 18 to 31, 1999
- Heat in Illinois, July 18 to 31, 1999
- Heat in Illinois, July 18 to 31, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Iowa, July 18 to 19, 1999
- Heat in Kentucky, July 18 to 31, 1999
- Heat in Missouri, July 18 to 31, 1999
- Heat in Kansas, July 18 to 31, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Texas, July 18, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 18 to 19, 1999
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, July 18, 1999
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 18, 1999
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5707223, 5707224, 5707225, 5707226, 5707227, 5707228, 5707229, 5707230, 5707231, 5707232.