Strong Wind in Northern Queens, New York

Strong Wind January 16, 2020 · Northern Queens, New York

52 mph

Measured gust (45 kt)

$50K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

The ASOS at LaGuardia Airport measured a 52 mph wind gust at 223 pm. Right around that time, a sustained wind of 39 mph was reported at LaGuardia. In Jackson Heights, a mesonet station measured a 50 mph wind gust at 1238 pm.

The wider storm

Strong winds occurred behind a cold front and deepening low pressure.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 870713. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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