Thunderstorm Wind, Niagara
- When
- July 28, 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Niagara County, Niagara Falls
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 43.083, -79.033
Hail and Damaging Wind in New York, July 28, 2000
An isolated thunderstorm developed in lake breezes during the early afternoon hours. The thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in the city of Niagara Falls.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 4
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
An isolated thunderstorm developed in lake breezes during the early afternoon hours. The thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in the city of Niagara Falls. Localized poor drainage flooding was reported at College and Highland Avenues. Four tourists visiting the Falls were knocked to the ground when lightning struck a nearby tree near Terrapin Point. The four suffered minor cuts and bruises and were treated and released from a nearby hospital.
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 28 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:43 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Niagara
- When
- July 28, 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Niagara County, Niagara Falls
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 43.083, -79.033
Lightning, Niagara
- When
- July 28, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Niagara County, Niagara Falls
- Injuries
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.173, -78.691 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Lightning Strike in Texas, July 28, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Michigan, July 28 to 29, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 28, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 28, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, July 28, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 28, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 28, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Missouri, July 28, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, July 28, 2000
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Maryland, July 28, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 28, 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: 5163502, 5163503, 5163504.