Thunderstorm Wind — Orange, New York

2024-07-16 · near Warwick, Orange, New York

Event narrative

New York State mesonet station WARW in Warwick measured a 63 mph wind gust.

Wider weather episode

A well-defined shortwave trough and embedded MCV from the previous night's severe MCS tracked towards the region. Strong heating allowed for the area to destabilize, with MLCAPE values around 1000-2000 J/kg. This combined with 30 kt of Effective Bulk Shear allowed for thunderstorms to become severe and produce damaging wind gusts across southeast NY.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1205234. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.