Hail, Erie
- When
- July 22, 6:32 PM EST
- Where
- Erie County, East Aurora
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 42.770, -78.600
Nickel to quarter sized hailstones reported in East Aurora.
Hail and Damaging Wind in New York, July 22, 2024
A west to east oriented front along with a passing shortwave trough provided the energy and forcing for a severe thunderstorm to develop over Erie County. The storm was short lived and weakened as it tracked southeast into neighboring Wyoming County.
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
- $500
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
A west to east oriented front along with a passing shortwave trough provided the energy and forcing for a severe thunderstorm to develop over Erie County. The storm was short lived and weakened as it tracked southeast into neighboring Wyoming County. One report was received for each severe hail and thunderstorm wind damage.
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 23 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:32 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Erie
- When
- July 22, 6:40 PM EST
- Where
- Erie County, 0.63 mi NE of Blakeley
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 42.737, -78.573
Tree downed on Centerline Road near Blakeley Corners Road.
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
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1202879, 1202877.