Thunderstorm Wind — Yates, New York

2021-07-13 · near Dresden, Yates, New York

Event narrative

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees and wires.

Wider weather episode

Warm and moist tropical air was present over Central New York when a quasi-stationary warm front slowly moved through the region. These conditions provided supported for severe thunderstorms with damaging winds resulting in numerous reports of trees and wires knocked down. A wind gust of nearly 70 kts was also measured by a mesonet station.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 971140. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.