Thunderstorm Wind — Tompkins, New York

2025-05-02 · near Newfield Teeter Arpt, Tompkins, New York

Event narrative

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees on a house. Trees also struck a propane tank causing it to leak.

Wider weather episode

A stalled frontal boundary over the Finger Lakes region helped to trigger scattered thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening. Instability was modest yet supportive of effectiving mixing down of strong winds. There was also plenty of wind shear aloft. This allowed for a few storms to become strong to severe resulting in locally damaging winds and hail. It was determined that a microburst also occurred in Schuyler County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1263968. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.