102
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$27K
Property damage
Hail in Madison County, New York: 102 recorded events between 1971 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #1,413 nationally and #16 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Madison County, New York: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Madison County is the 2000s, when 47 of the county's 102 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 Madison County archive, hail makes up 25.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,413 for this hazard and #16 within New York, putting it in the 54.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Madison County with 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2025 | PECKSPORT | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 22, 2025 | SULLIVAN | 0.75 | $0 |
| Aug 5, 2024 | HAMILTON | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 21, 2021 | DE RUYTER | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 23, 2020 | EATON | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 26, 2019 | LEONARDSVILLE | 0.88 | $0 |
| Aug 17, 2019 | LAKEPORT | 1 | $0 |
| May 10, 2019 | HUBBARDSVILLE | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 10, 2019 | HUBBARDSVILLE | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 10, 2019 | HAMILTON | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Madison County
- Thunderstorm Wind 235
- Flash Flood 49
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The same severe thunderstorm that produced wind damage and hail in Onondaga county remained severe as it crossed into northern Madison county. Hailstones from dime sized to about nickel sized were observed by skywarn spotters from Sullivan to Erieville.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Madison County, New York?
102 hail events are recorded in Madison County between 1971 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Madison County?
The strongest hail on record in Madison County measured 2.5.
Where does the hail data for Madison 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 Madison County, New York.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/new-york/madison-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.