Thunderstorm Wind — Kings, New York
2025-08-13 · near Brooklyn, Kings, New York
$3K
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Downed wires on Avenue J in Brooklyn.
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 1291864. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.