Hail and tornadoes in Westchester County, NY

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Westchester County, NY on 25 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Mon, Jan 20, 2025. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 5 days.

Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.

Days with hail
25
since January 2021
1 inch or larger
15
days, estimated or reported
Largest radar estimate
2+ in
Mon, Jan 20, 2025
Largest reported
1.5 in
Thu, May 23, 2024

Radar estimates are NOAA's MESH: the largest hail the radar estimates aloft, on cells about 0.7 mile across, shown as the lower bound of a size band (“1.5+”). They often run larger than what reached the ground, and they aren't evidence of damage at any address.

Radar-estimated hail on Mon, Jan 20, 2025 around the place, with the hail reported that day
Mon, Jan 20, 2025: radar-estimated hail around Westchester County, NY, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 65 hail reports in Westchester County, NY on 31 days, 2 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 3 in, near White Plains, on Mon, Aug 1, 2011.

By decade: 2000s: 28 · 2010s: 23 · 2020s: 14

Tornadoes since 1950

2 tornadoes have touched Westchester County, NY since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 6.

Every one

  • Tue, Oct 2, 2018 · EF1 · 4.28 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Kitchawan
  • Wed, Jul 12, 2006 · F2 · 8 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Tarrytown · 6 injuries

By decade: 2000s: 1 · 2010s: 1

Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.

Every hail day since January 2021

  • Fri, Aug 7, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Wed, May 20, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Tue, Jul 8, 2025

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sat, May 3, 2025

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Mon, Jan 20, 2025

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Tue, Aug 6, 2024

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sat, Aug 3, 2024

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Wed, Jul 17, 2024

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Mon, Jul 15, 2024

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sun, Jun 23, 2024

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Fri, Jun 14, 2024

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Thu, May 23, 2024

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    Reported in the county
    • 1.5 in (1 NW Croton-on-Hudson, NY)
    • 1 in (Yorktown Heights, NY)
    • 1.5 in (Peekskill, NY)
  • Wed, May 22, 2024

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    Reported in the county
    • 1.5 in (Peekskill, NY)
  • Mon, Apr 29, 2024

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Fri, Sep 8, 2023

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Fri, Aug 4, 2023

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Thu, Jul 13, 2023

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Mon, Jul 3, 2023

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)

    Reported in the county
    • 1.5 in (2 ESE Peekskill, NY)
  • Tue, Jun 6, 2023

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    Reported in the county
    • 1 in (1 NW Harrison, NY)
  • Fri, Jun 2, 2023

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Thu, Jul 21, 2022

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)

    Reported in the county
    • 1 in (IRVINGTON, NY)
  • Mon, Jul 18, 2022

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Mon, Apr 4, 2022

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Tue, Jul 27, 2021

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Tue, Jul 6, 2021

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

Radar estimates and reports are for anywhere inside the county's boundary. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim. From NOAA's Storm Events Database (NCEI), which records tornadoes from 1950, hail and thunderstorm wind from 1955, and every kind of storm from 1996. A tornado that crossed county lines is counted in each county it touched. Recent months are added as NCEI publishes them, a few months behind. Damage is in the dollars of its year and is often an estimate.