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Thunderstorm Wind in Essex County, New York

Thunderstorm Wind May 17, 2025 · Essex County, New York

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Tree and other debris down along Elizabethtown-Wadhams road.

The wider storm

A weak area of low pressure and associated front moved across northern NY during the afternoon and evening hours of May 17th. This system moved across a relatively unstable airmass across the region that resulted in numerous showers and thunderstorms.

Some of the thunderstorms were severe with damaging winds knocking down several trees.

Began near Wadhams (44.2305, -73.4689).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1246206. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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