Thunderstorm Wind — Cortland, New York

2024-07-16 · near Tripoli, Cortland, New York

Event narrative

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees on Highway 13.

Wider weather episode

An upper-level wave moved through the Great Lakes region and brought numerous storms to Central New York, making it one of the more active days in July. Strong instability and shear lead to a severe weather outbreak across the region. A few storms became tornadic. The most notable tornado was a high end EF-2 that went through Rome, NY and led to significant damage. Fortunately, no fatalities occurred with this storm. However, there was one fatality in Canastota when a man was trying to protect his old car while a storm with an EF-1 tornado was passing through. Multiple other storms had damaging wind gusts that lead to widespread damage across the region.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1199189. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.