Thunderstorm Wind — Yates, New York

2021-07-13 · near Penn Yan Arpt, Yates, New York

Event narrative

A mesonet site measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 68 kts.

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 971141. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.