109
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$15K
Property damage
Hail in Chenango County, New York: 109 recorded events between 1989 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,336 nationally and #13 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Chenango County, New York: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Chenango County is the 2000s, when 52 of the county's 109 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Chenango County archive, hail makes up 18.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,336 for this hazard and #13 within New York, putting it in the 56.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Chenango County with 33 recorded events, while Feb is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | BAINBRIDGE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | AFTON | 1.25 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | GREENE | 1.75 | $0 |
| Sep 7, 2023 | AFTON | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | EAST MC DONOUGH | 1.5 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | NORWICH | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | EAST PHARSALIA | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | PRESTON | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2019 | LINCKLAEN | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2019 | LINCKLAEN | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Chenango County
- Thunderstorm Wind 355
- Flash Flood 82
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A line of thunderstorms that produced large hail over northern Broome county continued to intensify as it plowed eastward across Chenango county. Numerous reports of hail were received across the county as the squall line moved through. Hail to one inch in diameter fell in the towns of Preston and Greene in the southwestern portion of the county. Similarly sized hail was also observed by skywarn spotters and law enforcement officials further east in a corridor from Norwich up to Sherburne.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Chenango County, New York?
109 hail events are recorded in Chenango County between 1989 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Chenango County?
The strongest hail on record in Chenango County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Chenango County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Hail in Chenango County, New York.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/new-york/chenango-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.