High Wind in New York, February 24 to 25, 1996

Name: High Wind in New York, February 24 to 25, 1996
Start: 1996-02-24T23:00
End: 1996-02-25T18:15
Location: New York

February 24 to 25, 1996 · NWS ALY · 22 events in 22 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 22 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $270,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 22

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 ALY wrote it up.

A rapidly deepening low pressure system moved from southern New Jersey northeast to northern Maine by the morning of February 25. This system brought damaging winds to eastern New York, which downed many trees across the area and produced scattered power outages. Over 20,000 customers were without power across the Hudson Valley and southern Catskill Region. Some of the hardest hit areas included the higher terrain of Greene and Ulster Counties along with the Kingston area. In the Town of Litchfield in Herkimer County, a wind gust to 54 knots was observed. In Livingston, a tree fell on a trailer in Columbia County. In Rensselaerville in Albany County, a wind gust to 61 knots was observed along with some roof damage. Other reports of damage across Albany County included: a roof blown of a barn in Berne and deposited on a trailer home, a roof partially blown off a building in Colonie and at the Albany County Airport a 727 was blown out of its parked position and turned into the wind. In Platte Cove in Greene County, a wind gust to 61 knots was recorded.

The radar

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Event by event

22 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Southern Herkimer

When: February 24, 11:00 PM EST to February 25, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Southern Herkimer forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 43.420, -74.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Southern Fulton

When: February 24, 11:00 PM EST to February 25, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Southern Fulton forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 43.114, -74.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Montgomery

When: February 24, 11:00 PM EST to February 25, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Montgomery forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 42.902, -74.440 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Northern Saratoga

When: February 24, 11:00 PM EST to February 25, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Northern Saratoga forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Northern Warren

When: February 24, 11:00 PM EST to February 25, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Northern Warren forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 43.561, -73.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Northern Washington

When: February 24, 11:00 PM EST to February 25, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Northern Washington forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 43.314, -73.431 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Schoharie

When: February 24, 11:00 PM EST to February 25, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Schoharie forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 42.588, -74.442 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Western Schenectady

When: February 24, 11:00 PM EST to February 25, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Western Schenectady forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 42.818, -74.059 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Eastern Schenectady

When: February 24, 11:00 PM EST to February 25, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Eastern Schenectady forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 42.818, -74.059 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Southern Saratoga

When: February 24, 11:00 PM EST to February 25, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Southern Saratoga forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Western Albany

When: February 24, 11:00 PM EST to February 25, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Western Albany forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 42.600, -73.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Eastern Albany

When: February 24, 11:00 PM EST to February 25, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Eastern Albany forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 42.600, -73.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Western Rensselaer

When: February 24, 11:00 PM EST to February 25, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Western Rensselaer forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 42.711, -73.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Eastern Rensselaer

When: February 24, 11:00 PM EST to February 25, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Eastern Rensselaer forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 42.711, -73.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Western Greene

When: February 24, 11:00 PM EST to February 25, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Western Greene forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 42.277, -74.123 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Eastern Greene

When: February 24, 11:00 PM EST to February 25, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Eastern Greene forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 42.277, -74.123 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Western Columbia

When: February 24, 11:00 PM EST to February 25, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Western Columbia forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 42.250, -73.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Eastern Columbia

When: February 24, 11:00 PM EST to February 25, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Eastern Columbia forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 42.250, -73.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Western Ulster

When: February 24, 11:00 PM EST to February 25, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Western Ulster forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Eastern Ulster

When: February 24, 11:00 PM EST to February 25, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Eastern Ulster forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Western Dutchess

When: February 24, 11:00 PM EST to February 25, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Western Dutchess forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Eastern Dutchess

When: February 24, 11:00 PM EST to February 25, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Eastern Dutchess forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 41.765, -73.743 (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.

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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: 5554725, 5554726, 5554727, 5554728, 5554729, 5554730, 5554731, 5554732, 5554733, 5554734, 5554735, 5554736, 5554737, 5554738, 5554739, 5554740, 5554741, 5554742, 5554743, 5554744, 5554745, 5554746.