Thunderstorm Wind — Queens, New York
2025-06-19 · near Fresh Pond, Queens, New York
$3K
Property damage
55 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Tree and wires down across 60th Place and Flushing Avenue in Maspeth.
Wider weather episode
A pre-frontal trough approached at the surface out ahead of a cold front. Aloft, a shortwave trough led to falling heights into the afternoon. These features combined with MLCAPE values between 1000 and 2000 J/kg and moderate shear allowed for thunderstorms to develop and become organized. These storms produced damaging wind gusts and frequent cloud to ground lightning in southeast NY.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1257198. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.