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New York storm reports for May 17, 2025

NOAA recorded 9 hail reports and 42 wind reports in New York on May 17, 2025.

in New York
51
Storm reports
About 16 miles from Albany, NY
1.75 in
Largest hail
About 34 miles from Rochester, NY
58 mph
Highest gust
0
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

  • Wind report
  • Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 17, 2025 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. Gust lines are estimates: the highest gust of the day in NOAA's hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. They aren't measurements at any building.

Reports by hour

Hail9, most at 12 PM

Wind42, most at 1 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeSizeWhere
11:54 AM1.0 inAbout 12 miles from Rochester, NY
11:58 AM1.0 inAbout 8 miles from Rochester, NY
12:01 PM0.75 inAbout 9 miles from Rochester, NY
12:25 PM1.75 inAbout 16 miles from Albany, NY
12:30 PM1.0 inAbout 17 miles from Albany, NY
12:56 PM1.0 inAbout 21 miles from Albany, NY
2:55 PM1.0 inAbout 3 miles from Utica, NY
3:20 PM1.0 inAbout 40 miles from Albany, NY
3:40 PM1.0 inAbout 36 miles from Albany, NY

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Rochester, NY1.0 in58 mph0
Utica, NY1.0 in58 mph0
Syracuse, NYNone58 mph0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.