Hail in New York, July 24, 2008

Name: Hail in New York, July 24, 2008
Start: 2008-07-24T15:35
End: 2008-07-24T15:35
Location: New York

July 24, 2008 · NWS BTV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A cold, unstable upper atmospheric low moved across the eastern Great Lakes during the afternoon of July 24th. Isolated thunderstorms moved across St.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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 BTV wrote it up.

A cold, unstable upper atmospheric low moved across the eastern Great Lakes during the afternoon of July 24th. Isolated thunderstorms moved across St. Lawrence county during the afternoon, one of which moved across Norwood that produced hail up to one inch in diameter.

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 Burlington, VT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 24, 3:09 PM EST, 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 3:09 PM EST, 26 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 24, 3:28 AM EST, 12 hours 7 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
428 AM EDT THU JUL 24 2008

NYZ028-030-031-034-035-VTZ001>012-016>019-250830-
EASTERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-WESTERN ESSEX-
EASTERN ESSEX-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-
WESTERN CHITTENDEN-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-WESTERN ADDISON-
ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-
EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
428 AM EDT THU JUL 24 2008

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK...CENTRAL
VERMONT...NORTHEAST VERMONT...NORTHWEST VERMONT AND SOUTHERN
VERMONT.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NYZ026-027-029-087-250830-
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
428 AM EDT THU JUL 24 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PERIODS OF RAIN ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF
FRANKLIN COUNTY NEW YORK THROUGH TONIGHT. RAINFALL MAY BE BRIEFLY
HEAVY AT TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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In the hours before

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Local storm report, Jul 24, 3:08 PM EST, 27 minutes before

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The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 123 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:36 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, St. Lawrence

When: July 24, 3:35 PM EST
Where: St. Lawrence County, 0.98 mi W of Norwood
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Post Office
Coordinates: 44.750, -75.000

Quarter size hail reported by Postal Service employee.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New York in 2008 Every state in 2008 This day in weather history Warnings in New York, July 2008

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: 127872.