Hail, Chautauqua
- When
- June 28, 3:22 PM EST
- Where
- Chautauqua County, Lakewood
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- POST OFFICE
- Coordinates
- 42.100, -79.317
Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, June 28, 2006
Showers and thunderstorms accompanied the passage of a cold front during the afternoon hours. The thunderstorms produced damaging winds and large hail.
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
- $71,000
- Crop damage
- $15,000
- Events
- 8
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.
Showers and thunderstorms accompanied the passage of a cold front during the afternoon hours. The thunderstorms produced damaging winds and large hail. Winds downed trees in Clifton Springs, Webster, Belmont, and Cato. A garage door was blown-in in Webster. Hail up to 1.75 inch fell in Lakewood, South Dayton, Clyde and Penfield.
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 Buffalo, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 28, 2:14 PM EST, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 2:14 PM EST, 1 hour 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 314 PM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 .SYNOPSIS... THE BERMUDA HIGH THAT WAS CENTERED OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST AND RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HUMID UNSETTLED WEATHER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS AS DRIFTED FURTHER OFFSHORE. THIS WILL ALLOW A FULL LATITUDE TROUGH OVER THE UPPER GREAT LAKES TO MOVE EAST AND BRING SOMEWHAT MORE COMFORTABLE CONDITIONS TO THE REGION BY THE END OF THE WEEK. BEFORE WE GET TO THAT POINT THOUGH...A COLD FRONT AND ITS ASSOCIATED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL KEEP A CONTINUED CHANCE FOR -SHRA/TSRA ACTIVITY OVER THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. && .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... A WELL ESTABLISHED LAKE BREEZE BOUNDARY OFF LAKE ERIE IS HELPING TO FIRE UP SOME CONVECTION WELL EAST OF JHW AND BUF. THIS CONVECTION IS FOUND WITHIN AN AIRMASS CHARACTERIZED BY SFC TDS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S AND SB CAPE VALUES OF 1700-2000 J/KG. WHILE WIDESPREAD SVR WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WIDELY SEPARATED STRONG STORMS COULD PRODUCE VERY ISOLATED AREAS OF STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITY FOR STRONG TO SEV STORMS WILL BE FOUND OVER PARTS OF THE WRN SOUTHERN TIER...GENESEE VALLEY AND FINGER LAKES REGION BETWEEN 20 AND 23Z. SYNOPTICALLY...A WEAK COOL FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT. THIS MAY SPARK SOME MORE -SHRA/TSRA ACTIVITY...BUT THE STRENGTH OF THE CONVECTION SHOULD DROP OFF SOON AFTER SUNSET AS THE STRONGEST DYNAMICS WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST. ON THURSDAY...THE SFC FRONT WILL BE CLEARING THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION WHILE THE CORE OF +10C H8 AIR WITHIN THE BASE OF THE H5 TROUGH WILL BE MOVING IN. THIS COOLER AIR ALOFT COMBINED WITH STRONG LATE JUNE DIURNAL HEATING WILL QUICKLY DESTABILIZE THINGS AND ALLOW FOR MORE SCT -SHRA/TSRA. HIGHY CHC POPS WILL BE USED FOR THE AFTERNOON. THE BASE OF THE TROUGH WILL SLOWLY EXIT TO THE EAST LATE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH POPS LOWER POPS FROM WEST TO EAST AS A RESULT. THE BULK OF THE NIGHT SHOULD BE RAINFREE. RISING HEIGHTS WILL LEAD TO THE PASSING OF A FLAT RIDGE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WHILE PARTS OF THE REGION WILL HAVE LOW CHC POPS IN PLAY...THE VAST MAJORITY OF THIS TIME WILL BE RAINFREE. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... A BRISK ZONAL FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE WITH WEAK SHORT WAVES EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE LOWER LAKES REGION THROUGH THE PERIOD. AT THE SURFACE...LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO TRACK EAST FROM ONTARIO INTO QUEBEC SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH A TRAILING WEAK COLD FRONT SCHEDULED TO MOVE THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A WEAK RIDGE WILL FOLLOW SUNDAY NIGHT THEN ANOTHER WEAK LOW WILL APPROACH AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY. AT THIS POINT THE TIMING LOOKS GOOD FOR TUESDAY THE 4TH. ALTHOUGH WE CANT RULE OUT ISOLATED ACTIVITY...IT DOES LOOK LIKE IT WILL BE GENERALLY RAIN FREE. AN UPPER DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY BUT ONCE AGAIN IT SHOULD REMAIN RAIN FREE THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE TIME. TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT SHOULD BE NEAR NORMAL...NO EXTREMES. && .AVIATION... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE FIRED UP IN THE DIURNAL HEATING THIS AFTERNOON BUT LAKE SHADOWS ARE VERY EVIDENT NORTHEAST OF BOTH LAKES ON THE SATELLITE LOOPS. GOOD VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING IN THESE SHADOW AREAS INCLUDING BUFFALO ...NIAGARA FALLS AND WATERTOWN. MVFR TO LOCALLY IFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FROM THE SOUTHERN TIER NORTHEAST INTO THE FINGER LAKES REGION. DIURNAL COOLING WILL HELP ACTIVITY DISSIPATE TONIGHT THEN AN UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS US THURSDAY WITH MORE WIDESPREAD ACTIVITY EXPECTED AND PROBABLY NO LAKE SHADOWS. && .BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NY...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...RSH SHORT TERM...RSH LONG TERM...SAGE AVIATION...SAGE
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 28, 4:04 AM EST, 11 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 504 AM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 NYZ005>008-290915- NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- 504 AM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING. TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE NORTH ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE OVER AREAS WHICH HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN. ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL FALL ON SATURATED GROUND AND CAN CAUSE FLOODING. THE RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DRIFT TO THE EAST OF THE REGION DURING THE MORNING HOURS EASING THE THREAT OF GENERAL FLOODING. A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE BLACK RIVER THROUGH TONIGHT. THE BLACK RIVER AT BOONVILLE AT 500 AM WAS AT 9.5 FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 10 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST NEAR 11 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT THE FOLLOWING (LOWER CASE): HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ001>004-010>014-019>021-085-290915- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING- LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- 504 AM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT THE FOLLOWING (LOWER CASE): HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF LEZ020-040-041-061-LOZ042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-290915- UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS- 504 AM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEW YORK WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE ONTARIO...AND THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT THE FOLLOWING (LOWER CASE): HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:21 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Monroe
- When
- June 28, 3:50 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Penfield
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.133, -77.483
Hail, Cattaraugus
- When
- June 28, 3:51 PM EST
- Where
- Cattaraugus County, South Dayton
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.367, -79.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe
- When
- June 28, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Webster
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 43.217, -77.433
Thunderstorm Wind, Allegany
- When
- June 28, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Allegany County, Belmont
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.233, -78.033
Thunderstorm Wind, Ontario
- When
- June 28, 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Ontario County, Clifton Spgs
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.967, -77.150
Hail, Wayne
- When
- June 28, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Clyde
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.083, -76.883
Thunderstorm Wind, Cayuga
- When
- June 28, 6:05 PM EST
- Where
- Cayuga County, Cato
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.167, -76.583
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
- Flood in New Jersey, June 28 to 30, 2006
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- Flood in New Jersey, June 28 to 30, 2006
- Flood in New York, June 28 to 30, 2006
- Flood in Pennsylvania, June 28 to 29, 2006
- Flood in New York, June 28 to 30, 2006
- Flash Flood and Flood in Pennsylvania, June 28 to 29, 2006
- Flood in New Jersey, June 28 to 30, 2006
- Flash Flood and Flood in Pennsylvania, June 28, 2006
- Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, June 28, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 28, 2006
More
Every storm in New York in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, June 2006
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5517414, 5517421, 5517416, 5517417, 5517418, 5517415, 5517419, 5517420.