Thunderstorm Wind, Onondaga
- When
- September 28, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Onondaga County, Van Buren
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 43.120, -76.320
Two trees were blown down in Van Buren.
Hail and Damaging Wind in New York, September 28, 2009
A strong cold front moved rapidly through upstate New York. Showers and scattered thunderstorms accompanied the front, and some of the storms reached severe levels, producing reports of large hail and damaging winds.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- 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
- 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 happened
The episode as NWS BGM wrote it up.
A strong cold front moved rapidly through upstate New York. Showers and scattered thunderstorms accompanied the front, and some of the storms reached severe levels, producing reports of large hail and damaging winds.
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:04 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Cortland
- When
- September 28, 3:15 PM EST
- Where
- Cortland County, 0.86 mi SE of Blodgett Mills
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Other Federal Agency
- Coordinates
- 42.560, -76.120
Nickle size hail fell in Blodget Mills.
Hail, Broome
- When
- September 28, 4:12 PM EST
- Where
- Broome County, 1.47 mi SSW of Binghamton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 42.100, -75.910
Hail, Broome
- When
- September 28, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Broome County, 0.51 mi W of Stella
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 42.120, -75.960
Hail, Broome
- When
- September 28, 4:20 PM EST
- Where
- Broome County, 1.03 mi W of Langdon
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 42.070, -75.840
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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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: 196648, 196644, 196645, 196646, 196647.