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Thunderstorm Wind — Chemung, New York

2025-04-29 · near Elmira Hgts, Chemung, New York

$5K

Property damage

50 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Strong thunderstorm winds resulted in several reports of trees and wires down in the county.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening of the 29th along and ahead of a strong cold front that swept through the area. An increase in moisture, shear and instability during the afternoon and temperatures rising into the upper 70s to lower 80s led to strong to severe thunderstorms developing with damaging winds being the main impact. Thunderstorms started off cellular in nature before ending as a more organized line of showers and storms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1251944. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.