New York, 2023

Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 13, 2023

July 13, 2023 · NWS BGM · 17 events in 8 counties and zones

A cold front passed through Central New York, triggering scattered showers and thunderstorms. An unstable environment supported multiple severe thunderstorms that contained damaging wind gusts and large hail.

Where it happened

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

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  • Wind
  • Hail
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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$28,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
17

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 cold front passed through Central New York, triggering scattered showers and thunderstorms. An unstable environment supported multiple severe thunderstorms that contained damaging wind gusts and large hail. Most of the storm reports were for downed trees and wires.

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 Binghamton, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 13, 12:58 PM EST, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 12:58 PM EST, 15 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 11:45 AM EST, 1 hour 28 minutes before
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In the hours before

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The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 103 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:13 UTC.

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Event by event

15 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Seneca

When
July 13, 1:13 PM EST
Where
Seneca County, 0.92 mi SW of Seneca Falls
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
State Official
Coordinates
42.909, -76.791

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a house on Goodwin Street.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cayuga

When
July 13, 1:22 PM EST
Where
Cayuga County, 2.16 mi NNE of Union Spgs
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
State Official
Coordinates
42.859, -76.664

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a large tree on Davis Road. A vehicle hit the tree, but no injuries were reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida

When
July 13, 1:44 PM EST
Where
Oneida County, 2.6 mi WSW of Thompson Corners
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
State Official
Coordinates
43.370, -75.750

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto an electrical pole.

Thunderstorm Wind, Onondaga

When
July 13, 1:45 PM EST
Where
Onondaga County, 1.15 mi SW of Clay
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
State Official
Coordinates
43.169, -76.197

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree on Henry Clay Blvd.

Thunderstorm Wind, Onondaga

When
July 13, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Onondaga County, 1.28 mi ENE of Salina
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
State Official
Coordinates
43.078, -76.147

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees on Court Street.

Thunderstorm Wind, Onondaga

When
July 13, 2:24 PM EST
Where
Onondaga County, 1.52 mi SSW of Vesper
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
State Official
Coordinates
42.800, -76.183

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto an electrical pole on Strong Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida

When
July 13, 2:30 PM EST
Where
Oneida County, 0.5 mi W of Hawkins Corners
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
State Official
Coordinates
43.280, -75.480

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down wires on Sleepy Hollow Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cortland

When
July 13, 2:58 PM EST
Where
Cortland County, 3.44 mi S of Virgil
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
State Official
Coordinates
42.471, -76.172

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto wires on Bleck Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida

When
July 13, 3:04 PM EST
Where
Oneida County, 1.13 mi E of New Hartford
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
State Official
Coordinates
43.072, -75.278

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees onto wires on Ridge Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When
July 13, 3:35 PM EST
Where
Otsego County, 0.96 mi SW of Exeter Center
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
State Official
Coordinates
42.770, -75.084

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto wires on Brady Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When
July 13, 3:36 PM EST
Where
Otsego County, 0.38 mi NW of Exeter Center
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
State Official
Coordinates
42.784, -75.075

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto Angel Hill Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When
July 13, 3:47 PM EST
Where
Otsego County, 0.51 mi W of Schenevus
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
State Official
Coordinates
42.550, -74.830

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When
July 13, 4:20 PM EST
Where
Otsego County, 2.45 mi ESE of South Hartwick
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
State Official
Coordinates
42.602, -75.009

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees on Arnold Lake Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When
July 13, 4:26 PM EST
Where
Otsego County, 0.78 mi S of Mt Vision
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
State Official
Coordinates
42.559, -75.049

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree on Dutch Hill Road.

Hail, Tioga

When
July 13, 5:37 PM EST
Where
Tioga County, 3.66 mi W of Litchfield
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.010, -76.540

Thunderstorm Wind, Tioga

When
July 13, 5:50 PM EST
Where
Tioga County, 1.07 mi W of Smithboro
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
State Official
Coordinates
42.028, -76.421

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked a tree onto wires.

Hail, Delaware

When
July 13, 6:05 PM EST
Where
Delaware County, 0.69 mi N of Andes
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
AWSS
Coordinates
42.190, -74.780

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.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1115092, 1115112, 1115120, 1115124, 1115125, 1115126, 1115132, 1115134, 1115135, 1115192, 1115193, 1115194, 1115195, 1115196, 1115198, 1115197, 1115199.