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Thunderstorm Wind in Niagara County, New York

Thunderstorm Wind August 17, 2023 · Niagara County, New York

59 mph

Estimated gust (51 kt)

$500

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A large tree was downed and a fence was damaged.

The wider storm

A cold front plowed across the lower Great Lakes region during the evening hours pushing a broken line of thunderstorms across western New York. Numerous marine thunderstorm wind reports were received as the line of thunderstorms moved through with even an isolated wind damage report over Niagara County. The cold air behind this front then helped spawn a waterspout late the following afternoon over southeast Lake Ontario.

Began near Shawnee (43.1500, -78.8600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1131710. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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