66
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$11K
Property damage
Hail in Fulton County, New York: 66 recorded events between 1970 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,928 nationally and #35 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Fulton County, New York: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Fulton County is the 2010s, when 30 of the county's 66 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 Fulton County archive, hail makes up 17.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,928 for this hazard and #35 within New York, putting it in the 37.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Fulton County with 22 recorded events, while Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2026 | MAYFIELD | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 19, 2021 | JOHNSTOWN | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 29, 2020 | BROADALBIN | 1.5 | $0 |
| Aug 18, 2019 | NORTHBUSH | 1.25 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2017 | CORK | 1 | $0 |
| May 18, 2017 | RICEVILLE | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 18, 2017 | VAIL MILLS | 1 | $0 |
| May 18, 2017 | MAYFIELD | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 18, 2017 | BLEECKER | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 21, 2016 | HILL CORNERS | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Fulton County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Both trained spotters and an NWS employee reported hail measuring up to two inches in diameter occurring in Broadalbin during a thunderstorm. Video footage showed golf ball sized hail impacting cars on State Route 29. Hail lasted up to fifteen minutes in duration.
Quarter size hail was reported in Gloversville during a thunderstorm.||The large hail damaged tree fruits, berries and vegetables near Gloversville, and across other areas within Fulton County. Total preliminary crop damage estimates from the hail in Fulton County were approximately $19.1 thousand.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Fulton County, New York?
66 hail events are recorded in Fulton County between 1970 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Fulton County?
The strongest hail on record in Fulton County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Fulton 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 Fulton County, New York.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/new-york/fulton-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.