High Wind, Northern Oneida
- When
- February 24, 8:00 PM EST to February 25, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Oneida forecast zone
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 43.242, -75.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in New York, February 24 to 25, 1996
A deepening low pressure system over Ontario Canada brought high winds to central New York. There were many reports of wind gusts high than 50 MPH, particularly across the Finger Lakes and Western Mohawk Valley, where the high winds downed trees and power lines.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- $150,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS BGM wrote it up.
A deepening low pressure system over Ontario Canada brought high winds to central New York. There were many reports of wind gusts high than 50 MPH, particularly across the Finger Lakes and Western Mohawk Valley, where the high winds downed trees and power lines. About 20,000 customers from Syracuse to Utica were left without power. In Chenango County, strong winds downed trees and power lines throughout the county, and a roof was blown off a barn in Guilford.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Onondaga
- When
- February 24, 8:00 PM EST to February 25, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Onondaga forecast zone
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Coordinates
- 43.006, -76.195 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Madison
- When
- February 24, 8:00 PM EST to February 25, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 42.913, -75.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Oneida
- When
- February 24, 8:00 PM EST to February 25, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Oneida forecast zone
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Coordinates
- 43.242, -75.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Chenango
- When
- February 24, 8:00 PM EST to February 25, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Chenango forecast zone
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Coordinates
- 42.494, -75.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Wildfire in Kansas, February 24, 1996
- High Wind in New York, February 24 to 25, 1996
- High Wind in Maryland, February 24, 1996
- High Wind in Vermont, February 24 to 25, 1996
- High Wind in Massachusetts, February 24 to 25, 1996
- High Wind in Connecticut, February 24 to 25, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 24 to 25, 1996
- Winter Storm in Montana, February 24 to 25, 1996
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, February 24, 1996
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, February 24, 1996
- High Wind in New Jersey, February 24, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 24 to 25, 1996
More
Every storm in New York in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, February 1996
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: 5545843, 5545844, 5545845, 5545846, 5545847.