Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 3, 2023

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 3, 2023
Start: 2023-07-03T15:00
End: 2023-07-03T16:30
Location: New York

July 3, 2023 · NWS OKX · 18 events in 3 counties and zones

A slow moving front and shortwave trough aloft approached from the west. Surface heating led to moderate instability and a severe thunderstorm was able to develop and produce damaging wind gusts and large hail as it moved through southeastern NY.

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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $75,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 18

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 OKX wrote it up.

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 133 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:58 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

14 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: July 3, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Orange County, 1.04 mi E of Goshen
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 41.400, -74.310

Trees down on Orange Avenue in Goshen.

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: July 3, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Orange County, 0.86 mi SE of Goshen
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 41.390, -74.320

Trees down on South Street in Goshen.

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: July 3, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Orange County, 1.38 mi N of Florida Colemans Arp
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 41.370, -74.330

Tree on house on Lakeview Drive in Goshen.

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: July 3, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Orange County, 1.04 mi E of Goshen
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 41.400, -74.310

Poles and wires down on Orange Avenue in Goshen.

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: July 3, 3:05 PM EST
Where: Orange County, 0.69 mi S of Chester
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 41.360, -74.280

Roof damage to a vacant school on 3 Maple Avenue in Chester.

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: July 3, 3:20 PM EST
Where: Orange County, 0.86 mi NE of Monroe
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 41.330, -74.190

Multiple large trees down between 5 and 15 inches in diameter. Some shingles blown off a roof.

Hail, Westchester

When: July 3, 3:56 PM EST
Where: Westchester County, 0.86 mi SW of Peekskill
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 41.270, -73.940

Quarter-sized hail observed one mile north of Buchanan.

Hail, Westchester

When: July 3, 3:56 PM EST
Where: Westchester County, 0.86 mi NE of Peekskill
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 41.290, -73.920

Multiple reports of quarter-sized hail in Peekskill.

Hail, Westchester

When: July 3, 3:56 PM EST
Where: Westchester County, 0.52 mi W of Crompond
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 41.280, -73.890

Video confirming ping-pong ball size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Westchester

When: July 3, 4:10 PM EST
Where: Westchester County, 0.52 mi W of Croton Hgts
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: Department of Highways
Coordinates: 41.250, -73.810

Tree down on Taconic State Parkway southbound between Croton Reservoir Bridge in Yorktown and exit 16, Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive State Park Road, in Yorktown.

Hail, Westchester

When: July 3, 4:10 PM EST
Where: Westchester County, 0.52 mi W of Yorktown Hgts
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 41.270, -73.790

Photo confirms quarter-sized hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Westchester

When: July 3, 4:10 PM EST
Where: Westchester County, 1.25 mi ESE of Yorktown
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $30,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 41.290, -73.800

Multiple reports of trees down on roads, cars and houses with poles and wires down in multiple locations. Power out for many.

Thunderstorm Wind, Westchester

When: July 3, 4:10 PM EST
Where: Westchester County, 0.69 mi N of Sparkle Lake
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: Department of Highways
Coordinates: 41.290, -73.780

Tree down and road closure on NY 35 both direction at Greenwood Street in Somers.

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When: July 3, 4:18 PM EST
Where: Putnam County, 1.25 mi WNW of Mahopac Mines
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: Department of Highways
Coordinates: 41.410, -73.790

Tree down on Taconic State Parkway southbound south of exit 25, Peekskill Hollow Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Westchester

When: July 3, 4:22 PM EST
Where: Westchester County, 1.04 mi W of Somers
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 41.330, -73.690

Multiple reports of trees down in Somers.

Thunderstorm Wind, Westchester

When: July 3, 4:23 PM EST
Where: Westchester County, 0.86 mi NE of Katonah
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 41.260, -73.690

Trees down across multiple roads in Katonah.

Thunderstorm Wind, Westchester

When: July 3, 4:23 PM EST
Where: Westchester County, 1.25 mi WNW of Katonah
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 41.260, -73.720

Photo confirms trees blocking two lane road, Highway 100 near Muscoot Farm Park.

Thunderstorm Wind, Westchester

When: July 3, 4:30 PM EST
Where: Westchester County, 0.52 mi E of Mt Kisco
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Department of Highways
Coordinates: 41.200, -73.740

Metro North Railroad reports train strikes tree near Mount Kisco.

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

Every storm in New York in 2023 Every state in 2023 This day in weather history Warnings in New York, July 2023

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: 1121642, 1121643, 1121645, 1121651, 1121641, 1121656, 1121658, 1121659, 1121660, 1121663, 1121664, 1121665, 1121666, 1121661, 1121668, 1121669, 1121671, 1121672.