Thunderstorm Wind, Orange
- When
- April 16, 8:50 AM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Goshen
- Coordinates
- 41.402, -74.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Damaging Winds in New York, April 16, 1994
2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Westchester
- When
- April 16, 9:25 AM EST
- Where
- Westchester County, Ossining
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.152, -73.753 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A cold front sweeping across the region generated a line of heavy showers and thunderstorms. Some trees and power lines were downed as strong winds aloft were brought to the surface in the thunderstorms downdraft. Winds gusted between 50 and 60 knots for only a couple of minutes as the outflow generated by the parent storm passed through. Some residents reported that the sky never blackened and there was no thunder or lightning when the actual winds struck.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10336052, 10338922.