New York, 2000

Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, August 3, 2000

August 3, 2000 · NWS ALY · 12 events in 5 counties and zones

A fairly strong cold front worked across eastern New York late on August 3. A humid,unstable airmass was ahead of this cold front.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
$165,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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 fairly strong cold front worked across eastern New York late on August 3. A humid,unstable airmass was ahead of this cold front. This scenario resulted in numerous thunderstorms developing ahead of the front during the midday hours. These thunderstorms produced dime size hail at Troy in Rensselaer county and Stillwater in Saratoga county. The rest of the reports were of wind damge. Trees and wires were blown down near the Turf Inn on Wolf Road in Colonie, Albany county. Trees and wires were blown down at Coveville, Clifton Park and Saratoga Springs, in Saratoga county. In Rensselaer county, numerous trees were reported down in Nassau and East Greenbush. Trees and wires were also downed at Castleton-on-Hudson. Also, wind damaged a cross atop St. Joseph's Church in South Troy. A man was struck by lightning at the Earlton Hill Campgrounds on Medway-Earlton Road in Coxsackie, Green county. He was knocked down and stunned as the bolt first struck his camper, then struck him. Ambulance rushed the victim to Albany Medical Center where the he was treated and released. Lightning also struck a tree, which then set a nearby barn on fire, in the town of Niverville, Columbia county. Fire gutted the old wooden structure.

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 36 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:20 UTC.

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Event by event

8 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When
August 3, 11:20 AM EST
Where
Rensselaer County, Troy
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
42.750, -73.683

Hail, Saratoga

When
August 3, 11:20 AM EST
Where
Saratoga County, Stillwater
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.933, -73.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When
August 3, 11:20 AM EST
Where
Saratoga County, Coveville
Property damage
$7,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
43.067, -73.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When
August 3, 11:20 AM EST
Where
Saratoga County, Clifton Park
Property damage
$11,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.883, -73.767

Thunderstorm Wind, Saratoga

When
August 3, 11:30 AM EST
Where
Saratoga County, Saratoga Spgs
Property damage
$22,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
43.083, -73.800

Hail, Rensselaer

When
August 3, 11:40 AM EST
Where
Rensselaer County, Troy
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.750, -73.683

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When
August 3, 11:50 AM EST
Where
Rensselaer County, East Greenbush
Property damage
$12,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.583, -73.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Albany

When
August 3, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Albany County, Colonie
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
42.717, -73.850

Lightning, Greene

When
August 3, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Greene County, Coxsackie
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
42.277, -74.123 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When
August 3, 1:05 PM EST
Where
Rensselaer County, Nassau
Property damage
$17,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.517, -73.617

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When
August 3, 1:10 PM EST
Where
Rensselaer County, Castleton on Hdsn Ar
Property damage
$16,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.517, -73.750

Lightning, Columbia

When
August 3, 1:14 PM EST
Where
Columbia County, Niverville
Property damage
$40,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
42.250, -73.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

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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: 5154890, 5155952, 5155953, 5155954, 5154891, 5154884, 5154885, 5154886, 5154892, 5154887, 5154888, 5154889.