New York, 2001Tornadoes and Hail in New York, July 1, 2001
July 1, 2001 · NWS OKX · 5 events in 1 county or zone
2 tornado, 1 funnel cloud, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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 forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS New York, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 30, 9:03 PM EST, 3 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 9:03 PM EST, 3 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1003 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2001
WITH TROF MOVG THRU THE AREA WL KP A CHC OF TSTMS IN ALL AREAS UNTIL
AFTER MIDNIGHT. TROF MOVG THRU BY 06Z. COULD BE SOME PATCHY FOG
DEVELOPING IN RAIN AREAS. WINDS AT THE BUOYS 15 TO 20 KT AND WL UP
WINDS ON THE CSTL...WL KP HEADLLINE OF SCA MAY BE NEEDED SUN NIGHT.
TIMING OF CDFNT STIL AROUNF 00Z MON. MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR MOVG
IN BEHIND sTHE FNT FOR THE START OF THE WEEK.
.OKX...NONE.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 30, 6:51 PM EST, 5 hours 39 minutes before
NYCLSRNYC 000
TTAA00 KNYC DDHHMM
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
751 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0645 PM NEWTOWN CT WIND DAMAGE
06/30/01 FAIRFIELD 2 TREES DOWN...WIRES DOWN
0720 PM SEYMOUR CT WIND DAMAGE
06/30/01 NEW HAVEN TREE LIMBS AND TREE DOWN
0725 PM SHELTON CT WIND DAMAGE
06/30/01 FAIRFIELD TREE LIMBS DOWN...SEVERAL
HOKUSES STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
0725 PM ANSONIA CT WIND DAMAGE
06/30/01 NEW HAVEN TREE LIMBS AND TREE DOWNEvent by event
2 tornado, 1 funnel cloud, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Suffolk
- When
- July 1, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Suffolk County, Hampton Bays
- Measured
- 70
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 40.883, -72.500
As a severe thunderstorm moved southeast at 40 to 50 mph, it produced a quick hitting microburst followed by a weak F0 tornado. The first report of damage occurred around 1:30 am EDT on Channing Cross Road near Newton Road in Hampton Bays. Several large trees were blown over. There was evidence of a suction vortex spinning around a funnel. The highest wind speeds occurred with the microburst, which were estimated from 70 to 90 mph.
Funnel Cloud, Suffolk
- When
- July 1, 12:33 AM EST
- Where
- Suffolk County, Shinnecock Hills
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
As this severe thunderstorm moved southeast, an eyewitness saw a funnel cloud move across the Shinnecock Canal after being awakened by intense lightning.
Hail, Suffolk
- When
- July 1, 12:35 AM EST
- Where
- Suffolk County, Shinnecock Hills
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 40.883, -72.467
Golf ball size hail was reported near the Shinnecock Canal and at the Peconic Beach Club.
Tornado, Suffolk
- When
- July 1, 12:35 AM EST
- Where
- Suffolk County, Shinnecock Hills
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 40.883, -72.467
As the severe thunderstorm continued southeast, it spawned another short-lived weak tornado near Peconic Beach. On the property of the Peconic Beach Club, several boats were picked up and damaged. One small catamaran was picked up and blown through the side of a building. Several hundred pound umbrella stands were tossed around in different directions and metal fences around the tennis court were bent severely.
Thunderstorm Wind, Suffolk
- When
- July 1, 12:40 AM EST
- Where
- Suffolk County, Water Mill
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 40.900, -72.350
As the severe thunderstorm continued southeast across Southampton, it produced high winds that damaged trees along its path from Mill Pond to Water Mill to Sagaponack. In Mill Pond, several large trees were blown down along Head of the Pond Road, and both upper and lower Seven Ponds Road. In Sagaponack, tree damage occurred near Daniels and Gibson Lanes, before the storm moved over the Atlantic coastal waters.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
- 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.
- Drought in Michigan, July 1 to 31, 2001$150 million · 17 events
- Heat in Pennsylvania, July 1, 20011 death · 5 events
- Rip Current in Michigan, July 1, 20011 death · 1 event
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Maryland, July 1, 2001$1.4 million · 9 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 1, 2001$461,000 · 2 in hail · 27 events
- Tropical Storm in Guam, July 1 to 3, 2001$800,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, July 1, 2001$335,000 · 1 in hail · 14 events
- Wildfire in Alaska, July 1 to 7, 2001$400,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 1, 2001$200,000 · 1 in hail · 12 events
- Tornado in Florida, July 1, 2001$100,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Flood in Minnesota, July 1 to 31, 2001$250,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in West Virginia, July 1, 2001$169,000 · 6 events
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: 5259274, 5259355, 5259275, 5259354, 5259356.