Hail, Fulton
- When
- July 21, 3:37 PM EST
- Where
- Fulton County, Gloversville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.050, -74.350
Hail in New York, July 21, 2000
Numerous showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front during the afternoon of July 21 across eastern New York. Since the air aloft was cooler than normal, some of the storms in Fulton and Saratoga Counties produced hail.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $21,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Numerous showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front during the afternoon of July 21 across eastern New York. Since the air aloft was cooler than normal, some of the storms in Fulton and Saratoga Counties produced hail. Dime size hail was reported at both Fulton and Broadalbin in Fulton County, and it fell hard enough to cover the ground. In Saratoga County, dime to nickel size hail covered the ground and some roads in Galway. Nickel size hail fell in Barkersville, and dime size hail at Rock City Falls.
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 57 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:35 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Saratoga
- When
- July 21, 3:50 PM EST to 3:51 PM EST
- Where
- Saratoga County, Galway
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.017, -74.033
Hail, Fulton
- When
- July 21, 3:55 PM EST
- Where
- Fulton County, Broadalbin
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.050, -74.200
Hail, Saratoga
- When
- July 21, 3:57 PM EST
- Where
- Saratoga County, Barkersville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.083, -74.033
Hail, Saratoga
- When
- July 21, 4:09 PM EST
- Where
- Saratoga County, Rock City Falls
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.067, -73.950
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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The same day elsewhere
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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: 5165242, 5165243, 5165244, 5165245, 5165246.