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Thunderstorm Wind in Essex County, New York

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

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$20K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several trees reported down by thunderstorm winds in apparent pulsing wet microburst in southern Ticonderoga vicinity.

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 Ft Ticonderoga (43.8340, -73.4084).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1134480. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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