Thunderstorm Wind — Otsego, New York

2024-06-21 · near Otego, Otsego, New York

Event narrative

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked trees and wires down over a road.

Wider weather episode

A few weak disturbances tracked along the northern periphery of a strong upper ridge, triggering scattered thunderstorms. Many of the storms developed near a frontal boundary that was approaching the New York-Pennsylvania border. With heat, humidity and instability, some storms became severe producing damaging wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1180030. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.