Thunderstorm Wind in Clinton County, New York

Thunderstorm Wind July 12, 2010 · Clinton County, New York

69 mph

Estimated gust (60 kt)

$1.5M

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Trees and wires down in Peru and along Lakeshore Drive in South Plattsburgh. In addition, several airport hangar roofs suffered wind damage and an old DC-3 aircraft was pushed through a chain link fence with damage to fence and aircraft.

The wider storm

Surface instability and a weak mid-atmospheric disturbance triggered some widely scattered showers and thunderstorms in the Champlain Valley of New York during the late afternoon and evening of July 12th. An isolated thunderstorm had several pulses of strong to damaging winds in Peru and especially southern Plattsburgh at the airport.

There was some structural damage to a few hangars as well as an old DC-3 aircraft that was pushed by the wind through a chain linked fence.

Began near Peru (44.5800, -73.5300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 232584. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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