New York, 2000

Flooding and Hail in New York, August 9, 2000

August 9, 2000 · NWS BGM · 16 events in 8 counties and zones

10 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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.

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  • 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
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
16

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.

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 111 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:55 UTC.

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Event by event

10 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Steuben

When
August 9, 5:55 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Steuben County, Bath
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
42.333, -77.317

Thunderstorm Wind, Steuben

When
August 9, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Steuben County, Bath
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
42.333, -77.317

Thunderstorm winds brought trees down in Bath and Campbell.

Thunderstorm Wind, Schuyler

When
August 9, 6:40 PM EST
Where
Schuyler County, Hector
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
42.500, -76.867

Thunderstorm winds brought down a tree limb in Hector. Some basement flooding was also reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tompkins

When
August 9, 7:05 PM EST
Where
Tompkins County, Speedville
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
42.300, -76.267

Thunderstorm winds brought down numerous trees from Speedville to Caroline. Large hail was also reported.

Flood, Tioga

When
August 9, 7:20 PM EST to 8:50 PM EST
Where
Tioga County, Owego
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
42.170, -76.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy thunderstorm rains caused extensive ponding of water on roadways.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tioga

When
August 9, 7:20 PM EST to 7:25 PM EST
Where
Tioga County, Newark Vly
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
42.233, -75.183

Thunderstorm winds brought down numerous trees and power lines. Brown Road, West Creek Road, and Wilson Creek Road were blocked by fallen trees and limbs.

Hail, Tioga

When
August 9, 7:25 PM EST
Where
Tioga County, Newark Vly
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.233, -75.183

Flood, Broome

When
August 9, 7:30 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Broome County, Endicott
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
42.160, -75.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy thunderstorm rains caused extensive ponding of water on roadways.

Thunderstorm Wind, Broome

When
August 9, 7:37 PM EST
Where
Broome County, (Bgm)binghamton Arpt
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.200, -75.983

A 63 MPH wind gust was measured by the National Weather Service office at the Binghamton Regional Airport.

Hail, Broome

When
August 9, 7:40 PM EST
Where
Broome County, Maine
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.200, -76.067

Trained spotters reported golf ball size hail and trees down in Maine.

Hail, Broome

When
August 9, 7:45 PM EST
Where
Broome County, Nanticoke
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.283, -76.067

Trained spotters reported golf ball size hail in Nanticoke. Thunderstorm winds also brought down more than 100 trees in Greenwod Park and one picnic shelter was closed due to damage from the storm. A tree was blown onto a truck in Barker but the driver was uninjured.

Thunderstorm Wind, Broome

When
August 9, 7:50 PM EST
Where
Broome County, Castle Creek
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
42.233, -75.917

Thunderstorm winds brought down numerous trees and power lines in Castle Creek.

Thunderstorm Wind, Chenango

When
August 9, 7:55 PM EST
Where
Chenango County, Greene
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
42.333, -75.767

Thunderstorm winds brought down numerous trees in Greene.

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When
August 9, 8:20 PM EST
Where
Otsego County, Otego
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
42.400, -75.183

Thunderstorm winds brought trees and wires down on a mobile home in Otego.

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When
August 9, 8:25 PM EST
Where
Otsego County, Milford
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
42.583, -74.933

Thunderstorm winds brought trees and wires down on a mobile home in Milford.

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When
August 9, 8:30 PM EST
Where
Delaware County, Sidney
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
42.317, -75.383

Thunderstorm winds brought down trees in Sidney and Sidney Center.

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.
Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5172309, 5172310, 5171245, 5172311, 5171249, 5172312, 5172397, 5171248, 5172398, 5172399, 5171241, 5171242, 5171243, 5171246, 5171247, 5171244.