Thunderstorm Wind — Kings, New York

2025-08-13 · near Brooklyn, Kings, New York

Event narrative

Utility company states many weather related power outages across Brooklyn, with 5000+ customers without power near Midwood.

Wider weather episode

Although shear was overall weak, lift from an approaching pre-frontal trough and upper level trough combined with 1000-2000 J/kg of MLCAPE was enough for a few severe thunderstorms to develop and produce damaging wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1291862. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.