New York · May 17, 2025

New York hail map — May 17, 2025

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 3 New York cities on May 17, 2025. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over West Albany.

Hail swath map for West Albany, NY on May 17, 2025 showing 1.00 inch hail.
Swath over West Albany on May 17, 20251.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
Cities hit
3
in New York
Largest stone
1.00
quarter size
Impact rating
3/10
from stone size

Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.

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What people on the ground measured in New York on May 17, 2025

12 reports filed with the National Weather Service5 from trained spotters or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.

  • 1.75 golf ball size Public
    1 NW East Glenville, NY1:23 PM EDTSchenectady County

    Delayed report from social media. Time estimated from radar.

  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    Scottsville, NY12:54 PM EDTMonroe County
  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    3 W Henrietta, NY12:58 PM EDTMonroe County

    Twitter report. Size estimated from photo.

  • 1.00 quarter size Broadcast Media
    Glenville, NY1:20 PM EDTSchenectady County

    Report relayed from broadcast media of quarter size hail in Glenville. Time estimated from radar.

  • 1.00 quarter size Trained Spotter
    2 N Round Lake, NY1:56 PM EDTSaratoga County

    Most hail was pea size but a few were as big as quarter size.

  • 1.00 quarter size Emergency Mngr
    5 W Gansevoort, NY3:36 PM EDTSaratoga County

    Report of trees and wires down on Corinth Mountain Rd in Wilton.

  • 1.00 quarter size Broadcast Media
    Deerfield, NY3:55 PM EDTOneida County

    Report passed from WKTV in Deerfield/Utica.

  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    Corinth, NY4:20 PM EDTSaratoga County

    Delayed report from social media. Time estimated from radar.

  • 0.75 penny size Trained Spotter
    2 ENE Grantville, NY9:12 AM EDTSt. Lawrence County
  • 0.75 penny size Public
    3 W Henrietta, NY1:01 PM EDTMonroe County

    Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).

  • 0.70 penny size Trained Spotter
    3 NNW Penfield, NY1:08 PM EDTMonroe County
  • 0.50 penny size Trained Spotter
    Whitesboro, NY3:49 PM EDTOneida County

    A mix of pea to half inch size hail fell for several minutes around 349 pm.

Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.

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New York hail on May 17, 2025

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 3 New York cities that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over West Albany. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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