Thunderstorm Wind — Ulster, New York

1998-05-29 · near Ellenville, Ulster, New York

Wider weather episode

During the afternoon of May 29, a line of fast moving severe thunderstorms crossed eastern New York and produced damage in every county. This intense convection developed well ahead of a strong cold front. The storms resulted in one fatality and three injuries. An elderly man was instantly killed at Ellenville in Ulster County, when a large tree limb fell on him. Two injuries occurred in Fulton County and one injury in Montgomery County. The injuries were the result of fallen tree limbs and wires. Across the region the damaging winds knocked out power to approximately 40,000 customers, broke several power poles and damaged dozens of homes due to fallen trees or large branches. Damage was most widespread in Montgomery, Fulton, Saratoga, Warren and Washington Counties. State Highway 9N south of Bolton Landing in Warren County and route 4 in the Whitehall area in northern Washington County, were closed through the evening hours due to tree debris. At North Winfield in southern Herkimer County, a silo collapsed in the damaging winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5646214. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.