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Thunderstorm Wind in Essex County, New York

Thunderstorm Wind August 4, 2023 · Essex County, New York

69 mph

Estimated gust (60 kt)

$25K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

An apparent oscillating wet microburst moved across Paradox into Chilson along NY Route 74 causing numerous trees down.

The wider storm

An upper level disturbance moved into a moderately unstable airmass across northern NY during the afternoon of August 4th. Scattered thunderstorms developed in the Adirondacks and moved into the Champlain Valley. A few storms produced locally large hail and damaging winds.

Began near Paradox (43.9000, -73.6300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1134479. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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