Thunderstorm Wind — Chenango, New York

2025-06-05 · near Afton, Chenango, New York

Event narrative

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree blocking the entire roadway. The damaging winds were associated with the strong outflow boundary from the storm.

Wider weather episode

A cold front and upper-level wave moving across the area triggered scattered showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and early evening. While wind shear values were modest, there was sufficient instability for a few storms to become strong to severe producing damaging wind gusts, hail, and heavy rainfall. A strong outflow boundary associated with one of the storms also knocked down multiple trees.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1272300. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.