Lightning in Greene County, New York

Lightning September 8, 2023 · Greene County, New York

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Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

There was a report of a structure on fire at a house on Derek Van Brummel Circle due to a lightning strike.

The wider storm

A frontal boundary and low pressure system located to the west and east of eastern New York was the focus for rounds of showers and thunderstorms each day September 7-9. Strong to severe thunderstorms were more widespread on September 7-8. These storms resulted in numerous reports of tree and powerline damage, as well as thousands without power and several road closures. Some school districts across Columbia County delayed classes or closed on September 8 as a result of the severe thunderstorms on September 7.

Began near West Coxsackie (42.3600, -73.8100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1143209. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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