Thunderstorm Wind — Westchester, New York

2024-08-03 · near Scarborough, Westchester, New York

Event narrative

Mesonet site at Tappan Zee Light measured a 62 mph wind gust at 44 feet.

Wider weather episode

An upper level trough slowly approached the area as a stalled frontal boundary sat just to our west. With an environment with about 1500 J/kg of MLCAPE and 30 kt of Effective Bulk Shear, thunderstorms that developed were able to become severe and produce damaging wind gusts and large hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1213331. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.