New York, 2000

Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, June 25, 2000

June 25, 2000 · NWS ALY · 11 events in 5 counties and zones

A cold front interacted with a very warm humid air mass to produce a round of strong to locally severe storms across portions of eastern New York. Thunderstorm winds blew down trees in Brunswick, Berlin, Tomhannock and especially Grafton Lake in Rensselaer county.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$284,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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 cold front interacted with a very warm humid air mass to produce a round of strong to locally severe storms across portions of eastern New York. Thunderstorm winds blew down trees in Brunswick, Berlin, Tomhannock and especially Grafton Lake in Rensselaer county. In Tomhannock, 10 trees were uprooted near the reservoir with two trees falling on houses. Wind gusts were estimated to be in the 60 to 100 mph range at Grafton State Park, which not only resulted uprooted many trees but damaged camps and year-round houses. Power lines were downed as well. Thunderstorms produced damage at Livingston, Columbia county with trees down. Wind damage was noted at Tivoli in Dutchess county. Trees fell on an automobile there. Trees were downed by thunderstorm winds in Kingston. Lightning struck a house, setting the roof and attic on fire on West O'Reilly Street, Kingston. The damage to the house was minimal. Trees fell on wires in the city of Poughkeepsie. Thunderstorms knocked out power to 3,000 customers in the Mid Hudson Valley.

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 44 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:26 UTC.

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Event by event

10 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When
June 25, 5:25 PM EST
Where
Rensselaer County, Brunswick
Property damage
$22,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
42.733, -73.567

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When
June 25, 5:57 PM EST
Where
Rensselaer County, Berlin
Property damage
$11,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.700, -73.383

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When
June 25, 5:57 PM EST
Where
Rensselaer County, Grafton
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.767, -73.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When
June 25, 6:20 PM EST
Where
Rensselaer County, Tomhannock
Property damage
$31,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
42.867, -73.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer

When
June 25, 6:40 PM EST
Where
Rensselaer County, Berlin
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.700, -73.383

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When
June 25, 6:55 PM EST
Where
Dutchess County, Tivoli
Property damage
$35,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
42.067, -73.917

Hail, Greene

When
June 25, 7:00 PM EST
Where
Greene County, Catskill
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.217, -73.867

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When
June 25, 7:20 PM EST
Where
Columbia County, Livingston
Property damage
$24,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.150, -73.767

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When
June 25, 7:25 PM EST
Where
Ulster County, Kingston
Property damage
$17,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.933, -74.017

Thunderstorm Wind, Dutchess

When
June 25, 7:30 PM EST
Where
Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie
Property damage
$19,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.700, -73.933

Thunderstorm Wind, Ulster

When
June 25, 7:30 PM EST
Where
Ulster County, Kingston
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
41.933, -74.017

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.

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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: 5150661, 5150748, 5150749, 5150750, 5150751, 5150752, 5150753, 5150754, 5150755, 5150756, 5150757.