Lightning — Westchester, New York

2024-07-15 · near Katonah, Westchester, New York

Event narrative

House struck by lightning in Katonah NY.

Wider weather episode

A series of mid-level shortwaves approached an environment characterized by 1000-2000 J/kg of MLCAPE and marginal shear (mainly at or under 30 kt of Effective Bulk Shear). This allowed isolated severe thunderstorms to develop and produce damaging wind gusts across southeast NY.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1205208. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.