Hail events in Saratoga County, New York The hail events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 205 hail events on record for Saratoga County, New York, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 10 Jul 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 53 hail events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Hail.

Newest hail events on record

Jul 10 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SE of SARATOGA SPGS

May 17 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of EAST LINE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At WILTON

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile S of PALMER

Aug 15 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NNW of MALTA

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile NNW of MALTA

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile NNW of MALTA

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile ESE of MALTA

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile S of SNAKE HILL

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile SSW of MALTA RIDGE

Sep 8 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SE of EAST LINE

Sep 7 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SSE of SNAKE HILL

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of MALTA

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of CLIFTON PARK CENTER

Aug 3 2023

Hail0.75 in, penny size

2 miles NNE of BAKERSVILLE

Jul 24 2023

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile E of PORTER CORNERS

Jun 6 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SW of PALMER

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile SE of MALTA RIDGE

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile SE of SARATOGA SPGS

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile E of GREENFIELD CENTER

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of WILTON

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles ESE of GURN SPG

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile E of SCHUYLERVILLE

Sep 19 2022

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile E of GREENFIELD CENTER

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SE of DIMMICK CORNERS

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Hail size is in inches, with the object that NCEI names for that size.

Hail events by year

Hail events on record for Saratoga County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
1970s	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
1980s	0	1	0	2	0	4	8	0	6	0	21
1990s	1	2	2	0	9	4	1	5	6	0	30
2000s	8	3	1	0	10	6	0	11	16	11	66
2010s	0	13	10	2	4	3	2	4	2	9	49
2020s	6	3	4	13	6	4	0 (part of the year)				36

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Hail events are on record from 1955. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan0 events
Feb0 events
Mar0 events
Apr6 events
May39 events
Jun56 events
Jul44 events
Aug41 events
Sep17 events
Oct0 events
Nov2 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Saratoga County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	89
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	98
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	17
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	1
4 in and larger	softball and larger	0

When listing hail size under Magnitude, e.g., 2.25 in., the hail size is given in inches and hundredths of inches. These values are assigned a size in inches from their appearance.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

An event without a size in the record is not in this table.

Beside the other counties

Hail events on record: Saratoga County beside the total of the counties of New York and of the United States
Measure	Saratoga	All counties of New York	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	205	5,056	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	25.3	10.7	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	8.6	2.5	12.8

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More hail events on record

Hail events on record for Saratoga County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Injuries	On record for
4 Aug 2022	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
21 Jul 2022	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
18 Sep 2021	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
20 Jul 2021	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
20 Jul 2021	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
29 Aug 2020	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
8 Jul 2020	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
8 Jul 2020	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
15 May 2020	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
15 May 2020	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
15 May 2020	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
21 Aug 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
18 Aug 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
18 Aug 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
18 Aug 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
18 Aug 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
18 Aug 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
8 Aug 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
7 Aug 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
19 May 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
7 Aug 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
7 Aug 2018	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
12 Aug 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
30 Jun 2017	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
27 Jun 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
27 Jun 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
1 Jul 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
1 Jul 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
3 Sep 2015	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
3 Sep 2015	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
24 Jul 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
7 Aug 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
31 Jul 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
31 Jul 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
3 Jul 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
21 May 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
21 May 2013	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
29 May 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
29 May 2012	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
29 May 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
29 May 2012	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
16 May 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
16 May 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
16 May 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
16 May 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
16 May 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
16 May 2012	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
4 Sep 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
8 Jul 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
6 Jul 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
6 Jul 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
9 Jun 2011	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
8 Jun 2011	Hail	2.00 in	none	0	County
1 Jun 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
1 Jun 2011	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
1 Jun 2011	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	County
1 Jun 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
1 Jun 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
1 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
1 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
1 Jul 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
1 Jul 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
1 Jul 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
1 Jul 2009	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
30 Jun 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
15 Jun 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
15 Jun 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
15 Jun 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
15 Jun 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
15 Jun 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
15 Jun 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
7 Aug 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
7 Aug 2008	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
26 Jul 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
26 Jul 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
26 Jul 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
20 Jul 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
20 Jul 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
24 Jun 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
22 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
22 Jun 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
22 Jun 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
10 Jun 2008	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
10 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
10 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
10 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
10 Jun 2008	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
27 Sep 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
27 Sep 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
27 Sep 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
27 Sep 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
25 Aug 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
3 Aug 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
6 Jul 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
5 Jun 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
6 Jun 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
6 Jun 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
6 Jun 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
29 May 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
25 Nov 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
25 Nov 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
8 Jul 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
24 May 2004	Hail	0.88 in	$80 thousand	0	County
24 May 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
24 May 2004	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
24 May 2004	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
24 May 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
24 May 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
24 May 2004	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
5 Jun 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
4 Jul 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
28 May 2001	Hail	0.75 in	$200 thousand	0	County
28 May 2001	Hail	1.25 in	$8 thousand	0	County
3 Aug 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
21 Jul 2000	Hail	1.00 in	$10 thousand	0	County
21 Jul 2000	Hail	1.00 in	$2 thousand	0	County
21 Jul 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
2 Jun 2000	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	0	County
10 May 2000	Hail	1.00 in	$1 thousand	0	County
10 May 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
10 May 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
21 Sep 1998	Hail	1.00 in	$1 thousand	0	County
8 Sep 1998	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
23 Jul 1998	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
31 May 1998	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	0	County
31 May 1998	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	0	County
31 May 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
22 Aug 1997	Hail	0.88 in	$3 thousand	0	County
22 Aug 1997	Hail	0.88 in	$2 thousand	0	County
22 Aug 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
22 Aug 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
15 Jul 1997	Hail	1.00 in	$100 thousand	0	County
11 Jun 1996	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
28 Jul 1995	Hail	0.88 in	$2 thousand	0	County
28 Jul 1995	Hail	1.75 in	$2 thousand	0	County
28 Jul 1995	Hail	1.00 in	$2 thousand	0	County
28 Jul 1995	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
20 Aug 1994	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
2 Aug 1994	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
26 Jul 1994	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
25 Jul 1994	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
9 Jul 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
13 Jun 1994	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
12 Jun 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
12 Jun 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
27 Apr 1994	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
27 Jun 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
24 Jun 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
16 Aug 1991	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
11 Jun 1991	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
26 Apr 1990	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
28 Aug 1988	Hail	0.75 in	none	1	County
28 Aug 1988	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
30 Jul 1988	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
14 Jul 1988	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
22 Jun 1988	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
22 Jun 1988	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
7 Aug 1986	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
7 Aug 1986	Hail	2.50 in	none	0	County
7 Aug 1986	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
7 Aug 1986	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
16 Jun 1986	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
1 Jun 1986	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
19 May 1986	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
19 May 1986	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
22 Apr 1985	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
22 Apr 1985	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
22 Apr 1985	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
22 Apr 1985	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
1 Aug 1983	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
23 May 1983	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
19 Jul 1981	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
28 Aug 1973	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
12 Jun 1973	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
26 Jul 1969	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County

The site keeps 200 of the 205 events for this page. It keeps the newest 120 events. It also keeps 80 events with the most damage, injuries or deaths. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Albany, NY (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Saratoga County, New York". https://countyhazards.com/county/ny/saratoga/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most hail events on record for Saratoga County?: June has 56 of the 205 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many hail events are on record for New York?: NCEI has 5,067 hail events on record for New York from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Saratoga County compare with the other counties of New York?: The counties of New York have 10.7 hail events for each 100 square miles. Saratoga County has 25.3.
How large is the hail on record for Saratoga County?: 18 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.