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Thunderstorm Wind in Cortland County, New York

Thunderstorm Wind May 2, 2025 · Cortland 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

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees and wires throughout Cortland.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Cortland (42.6000, -76.1800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1263987. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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