Hail history in Albany, NY
On average, NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of Albany on 2.2 days a year from 2016 to 2025, 1.9 of them with hail 1 inch or larger. NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of Albany on 44 days since 2010. The largest hail reported was 3.0 in, in 2011. 37 of those days had hail of 1 inch or larger. August has the most hail days, 16 since 2010. The most recent was July 20, 2025. NOAA also recorded high wind on 139 days, with gusts up to 100 mph.
Ranks #54 of 200 US cities for days with hail 1 inch or larger, 2016 to 2025.
- Hail days since 2010
- 44
- Largest hail
- 3.0 in
- Highest gust
- 100 mph
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
44 hail days within 15 miles since 2010, largest 3.0 in
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
Hail days by year
Bar chart of hail days per year, 2010 to 2026. 44 hail days in total; the most was 7 in 2014.
Hail days by month
Hail days by month since 2010: Jan 0, Feb 0, Mar 0, Apr 0, May 7, Jun 5, Jul 13, Aug 16, Sep 3, Oct 0, Nov 0, Dec 0.
Most recent hail days
| Date | Largest hail | Nearest report |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2025 | 1.0 in | 13.9 mi |
| Aug 15, 2024 | 0.88 in | 6.7 mi |
| May 21, 2024 | 1.0 in | 9.1 mi |
| Sep 7, 2023 | 1.0 in | 9.1 mi |
| Aug 13, 2021 | 1.0 in | 6.8 mi |
| Jul 27, 2021 | 0.75 in | 9.4 mi |
| Aug 23, 2020 | 1.5 in | 4.1 mi |
| Jul 8, 2020 | 0.88 in | 13.4 mi |
| Jun 5, 2020 | 1.0 in | 11.7 mi |
| Aug 21, 2019 | 1.0 in | 4.8 mi |
About this data
- Distances are from the center of Albany, not from any one property. Look up a street address below for a single building.
- Reports come from trained spotters and the public, so they cluster near towns and roads.
- No report does not mean no hail. Hail can fall where no one is there to report it.
- This is not a damage or insurance assessment.
139 high-wind days within 15 miles since 2010, strongest gust 100 mph
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
Most recent high-wind days
| Date | Highest gust | Nearest report |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | Not recorded | 13.9 mi |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Not recorded | 13.5 mi |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Not recorded | 7.2 mi |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Not recorded | 8.0 mi |
| Jun 18, 2026 | 60 mph | 8.5 mi |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Not recorded | 2.6 mi |
| Aug 13, 2025 | 58 mph | 14.2 mi |
| Jul 20, 2025 | 58 mph | 14.3 mi |
| Jul 17, 2024 | 58 mph | 6.4 mi |
| Jul 16, 2024 | 63 mph | 3.2 mi |
About this data
- Distances are from the center of Albany, not from any one property. Look up a street address below for a single building.
- Reports come from trained spotters and the public, so they cluster near towns and roads.
- No report does not mean no hail. Hail can fall where no one is there to report it.
- Wind speed is the highest reported gust; some reports have no speed.
- This is not a damage or insurance assessment.
Gusts, tornadoes and hurricanes in Albany
Estimated peak gusts
No day since October 1, 2021 had an estimated peak gust of 58 mph or more at Albany.
| Day | Estimated peak gust |
|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2026 | 50 mph or more |
| Mar 11, 2024 | 50 mph or more |
Estimates: the highest gust of each storm day in NOAA’s hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. Analyses like this smooth out short thunderstorm gusts, so they are best for widespread wind (hurricanes, winter storms, high wind days); for thunderstorm wind, NOAA’s wind reports are the better record. Not a measurement at any building.
Tornadoes within 10 miles
NOAA recorded 5 tornadoes whose path came within 10 miles of Albany since 1950; the strongest was rated EF3.
| Day | Rating | Path length | Closest |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2013 | EF1 | 0.75 miles | 8.4 miles |
| Jul 21, 2003 | EF1 | 4.8 miles | 9.8 miles |
| May 31, 1998 | EF2 | 8 miles | 9.6 miles |
| May 31, 1998 | EF1 | 3.5 miles | 5.2 miles |
| Jun 16, 1974 | EF3 | 49.1 miles | 3.2 miles |
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center. Ratings before 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
9 storms in NOAA's records brought modeled tropical-storm-force winds (39 mph or more) to Albany.
| Storm | Modeled peak gust | Sustained | Closest pass |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaias (2020) | 59 mph | 48 mph | 8 miles |
| Sandy (2012) | 51 mph | 42 mph | 220 miles |
| Irene (2011) | 60 mph | 49 mph | 37 miles |
| Agnes (1972) | 48 mph | 39 mph | 64 miles |
| Donna (1960) | 50 mph | 41 mph | 110 miles |
| 1938 New England hurricane | 66 mph | 54 mph | 39 miles |
| Unnamed storm, 1929 | 58 mph | 47 mph | 35 miles |
| Unnamed storm, 1893 | 49 mph | 40 mph | 33 miles |
| Unnamed storm, 1878 | 63 mph | 51 mph | 5 miles |
Modeled from NOAA’s best tracks for open, flat ground; not measurements. How we model hurricane winds
513 radar hail days within 15 miles since 2020, largest 2.5 in or more
Source: NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), from October 14, 2020. Estimates of the largest hail in each 1 km cell, not measurements.
315 days with radar hail 1 inch or larger, 28 at 2 inches or larger, within 15 miles of Albany’s center.
Biggest radar hail days
- 0.75 in+
- 1.0 in+
- 1.5 in+
- 2.0 in+
- 2.5 in+
- 3.0 in+
Most recent radar hail days
| Date | Largest radar estimate |
|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2026 | 1.25 in or more |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1.0 in or more |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 1.0 in or more |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 0.75 in or more |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 0.75 in or more |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 1.25 in or more |
Storms in Albany
An NWS Albany fact sheet puts the Capital District at 18 to 27 thunderstorm days a year, fewer than the 28 to 36 in Western New York and the New York City area.1 For the area around the Albany radar, the Storm Prediction Center lists a primary severe season of May 9 to September 5, with July averaging the most reports.2
Notable storms
- June 20, 2024A National Weather Service survey found straight-line winds of about 75 mph on a path 1.55 miles long through the city of Albany, uprooting hardwood trees in Washington Park and causing isolated structural damage in the Ten Broeck Triangle neighborhood.3
- October 7, 2020On October 7, 2020, a derecho with a damage swath 320 miles long brought a 67 mph gust to Albany International Airport. Trees and wires came down in Guilderland, Delmar, Selkirk and East Greenbush, and the region had more than 160,000 power outages.4,5
- July 27, 2018Storms on July 27, 2018, uprooted large trees in Albany's Melrose and Pine Hills neighborhoods, toppled several large trees onto houses in and around Albany and Troy, and dropped hail up to 1.75 inches in Watervliet.6,7,8
- June 24, 2013A National Weather Service survey found a microburst with winds estimated at 90 to 100 mph in the city of Rensselaer on June 24, 2013. Several trees fell on homes, causing minor structural damage, and one man had minor injuries. Earlier that afternoon, spotters reported hail up to golf ball size in Wynantskill.9,10
- August 14, 2002Storms dropped 1-inch hail in the city and blew a vendors' tent into a pool at the Empire State Plaza, injuring nine people, while a microburst with winds estimated as high as 80 mph in Guilderland brought down trees that damaged as many as 50 structures. NOAA's storm records list about $1 million in property damage in the area.11,12
- June 2, 2000A microburst near downtown Schenectady snapped and uprooted trees on a path about 1.75 miles long, and another destroyed up to 80 trees in Glenmont. NOAA's storm records list about $446,000 in property damage in the area.13,14
Warnings and alerts
Texting ALBANY to 333111 signs a phone up for New York State's free emergency and weather alerts for Albany County, run by the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services.15
Sources
- 1. NWS Albany: Thunderstorms fact sheet
- 2. NOAA Storm Prediction Center: ENX Severe Weather Climatology
- 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Albany County, June 20, 2024
- 4. NWS Albany: Derecho October 7, 2020
- 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Albany County, October 7, 2020
- 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Albany County, July 27, 2018
- 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Albany County, July 27, 2018
- 8. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Albany County, July 27, 2018
- 9. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Rensselaer County, June 24, 2013
- 10. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Hail, Rensselaer County, June 24, 2013
- 11. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Albany County, August 14, 2002
- 12. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Albany County, August 14, 2002
- 13. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Schenectady County, June 2, 2000
- 14. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Albany County, June 2, 2000
- 15. NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services: Emergency and Weather Alerts
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Questions about hail in Albany
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center
Data through November 1, 2026
- How often does it hail in Albany?
- NOAA recorded hail within 15 miles of the center of Albany on 2.2 days a year on average from 2016 to 2025, 1.9 of them with hail 1 inch or larger. Since 2010 it recorded 44 hail days.
- When is hail season in Albany?
- August has the most hail days within 15 miles of the center of Albany, 16 since 2010, then July (13) and May (7).
- What is the largest hail recorded in Albany?
- 3.0 in, in 2011: the largest hail NOAA recorded within 15 miles of the center of Albany since 2010.
- When did it last hail in Albany?
- NOAA's most recent hail report within 15 miles of the center of Albany is from July 20, 2025, with hail up to 1.0 in reported 13.9 miles from the center. Data through November 1, 2026.