High Wind — Western Ulster, New York

2006-12-01 · Western Ulster, New York

Event narrative

A tree was blown onto an apartment building, crashing through the roof and killing an individual inside in Wawarsing. This occurred from strong winds, well ahead of any thunderstorms.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system developed along the trailing end of a cold front over the lower Mississippi Valley on Thursday, November 30th, before moving northeast and intensifying rapidly. The low reached the eastern Great Lakes by Friday morning, and then moved across northern New York State by Friday evening.

A strong cold front trailing from this low swept across eastern New York late Friday afternoon into the evening hours, preceded and accompanied by several lines of severe thunderstorms.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 8146. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.