New York hail
Every recorded hail report since 1955 · 62 counties with a record
NOAA's Storm Events Database records 5,067 hail reports in New York from 1955 through June 30, 2026, about 159 a year since 2000. The costliest was the June 16, 2008 hail ($64.0 million in 2025 dollars). New York ranks 30th of 52 states and territories by count and 32nd of 51 per square mile.
Hail in New York, 1955 to 2026
Hail records per year (NOAA Storm Events); 2026 to June 30, 2026. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996.
- recorded, no damage figure
- under $1 million
- $1 million or more
- $10 million or more
- $100 million or more, or 10 deaths
- $1 billion or more, or 100 deaths
- a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
- a year with a death
- 1996: all 48 event types recorded from 1996
- Records
- 5,0671955 to June 30, 2026
- A year since 2000
- 159average
- Deaths
- 090 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $161Mas filed
- Busiest year
- 2008563 records
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; deaths and damage as filed, damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
Are hail reports common in New York?
New York averages about 159 hail reports a year since 2000, 30th of 52 states and territories by count. The busiest year on record was 2008 (563). Per 10,000 square miles of land, New York records 1075 hail reports since 1955, 32nd of 51 states and territories by that measure.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1955, per 10,000 square miles of land area (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; places under 1,000 square miles not ranked). Damage colours: Storm Events damage, 2025 dollars.
Which counties in New York have the most hail reports?
Per square mile, Schenectady County leads New York: 40 days with a hail report since 1955, 195.4 per 1,000 square miles of land. By raw count, Oneida County has the most hail records (265 since 1955); large counties collect more records simply by covering more ground, so the ranking counts days with a record per unit of area (a storm filed for several forecast zones adds several records but one day).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, days with a record in the county since 1955 per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer); in brackets, the count of records.
When is hail season in New York?
52% of its hail reports since 1955 fell in June and July. The busiest month is June (1,484 records).
The values, month by month
Jan 4 · Feb 6 · Mar 46 · Apr 164 · May 1,112 · Jun 1,484 · Jul 1,136 · Aug 801 · Sep 237 · Oct 34 · Nov 40 · Dec 3 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began, since 1955.
The costliest hail reports in New York
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-06-16 | HailWest Shelby, Orleans County One storm episode: 19 records in 6 places; the totals are the episode's. | 1.25 in hail | 0 | 0 | $64M |
| 2008-06-16 | HailEsopus, Ulster County One storm episode: 5 records in 5 places; the totals are the episode's. | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $32M |
| 2025-07-03 | HailBinghamton, Broome County One storm episode: 24 records in 5 places; the totals are the episode's. | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $20M |
| 1994-07-25 | HailLyndonville, Orleans County | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $10.0M |
| 1998-09-27 | HailNiagara Falls, Niagara County One storm episode: 2 records in 2 places; the totals are the episode's. | 4.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | $2.4M |
| 2000-06-02 | HailLivingston, Columbia County | 1.25 in hail | 0 | 0 | $1.7M |
| 2004-05-24 | HailEaston, Washington County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | $1.6M |
| 2012-05-03 | HailSouth Hill, Tompkins County One storm episode: 2 records; the totals are the episode's. | 2.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | $1.3M |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: property and crop damage as estimated by the National Weather Service, in 2025 dollars.
Are hail reports becoming more frequent in New York?
New York's count per decade against the whole country's, and its share. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996, so earlier decades are not comparable; the share of the national total is the fairer comparison across decades.
| Decade | New York | United States | New York's share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-59 | 20 | 2,477 | 0.8% |
| 1960s | 45 | 7,651 | 0.6% |
| 1970s | 91 | 11,007 | 0.8% |
| 1980s | 251 | 26,555 | 0.9% |
| 1990s | 488 | 75,581 | 0.6% |
| 2000s | 1,977 | 137,396 | 1.4% |
| 2010s | 1,697 | 107,281 | 1.6% |
| 2020-26 | 498 | 56,491 | 0.9% |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.
The most recent hail reports in New York
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | HailMaine, Broome County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-30 | HailSouth Lansing, Tompkins County | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-30 | HailMc Kinneys Pt, Tompkins County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-30 | HailSouth Lansing, Tompkins County | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-26 | HailEllisburg, Jefferson County | 1.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-26 | HailBelleville, Jefferson County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-11 | HailQuaker Hill, Dutchess County | 2.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-11 | HailWebatuck, Dutchess County | 1.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-06 | HailDeposit, Delaware County | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-05-13 | HailSeneca Falls, Seneca County | 0.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-05-13 | HailPackwood Corners, Seneca County | 0.88 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-04-16 | HailMayfield, Fulton County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; the newest months are revised by NCEI as reports arrive. Search the record at NCEI.
Federal disaster declarations for hail reports in New York
FEMA files hail and wind disasters under the incident type Severe Storm: 31 declarations in New York, 28 of them major disasters; the latest on October 21, 2024.
| Declared | Number | Title | Areas named |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-21 | DR-4839 | Severe Storm and Flooding | 3 |
| 2024-08-25 | EM-3613 | Severe Storm and Flooding | 1 |
| 2023-07-22 | DR-4723 | Severe Storms and Flooding | 9 |
| 2019-12-19 | DR-4472 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | 18 |
| 2014-07-08 | DR-4180 | Severe Storms and Flooding | 11 |
| 2013-04-23 | DR-4111 | Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm | 1 |
| 2011-09-13 | DR-4031 | Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee | 15 |
| 2011-09-08 | EM-3341 | Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee | 15 |
| 2011-02-18 | DR-1957 | Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm | 10 |
| 2010-04-16 | DR-1899 | Severe Storms and Flooding | 9 |
| 2009-12-31 | DR-1869 | Severe Storms and Flooding Assoc W Td Ida & Nor'easter | 2 |
| 2009-09-01 | DR-1857 | Severe Storms and Flooding | 6 |
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), through October 2, 2026. OpenFEMA dataset page.
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