Hail, Orleans
- When
- July 17, 9:22 PM EST
- Where
- Orleans County, Carlton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 43.333, -78.200
Hail and Damaging Wind in New York, July 17, 2000
A line of thunderstorms which moved across Lake Ontario came onshore downing trees and power lines in Niagara and Orleans counties. Large hail was reported in Newfane, Wilson and Cambria.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
A line of thunderstorms which moved across Lake Ontario came onshore downing trees and power lines in Niagara and Orleans counties. Large hail was reported in Newfane, Wilson and Cambria.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Niagara
- When
- July 17, 9:45 PM EST
- Where
- Niagara County, Cambria
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 43.183, -78.833
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
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- Hail in New Mexico, July 17, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 17, 2000
- Wildfire in Oregon, July 17, 2000
- Hail in Colorado, July 17, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, July 17 to 19, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Idaho, July 17, 2000
- Wildfire in Washington, July 17, 2000
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: 5163499, 5163500.