High Wind, Orange
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Orange forecast zone
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 41.402, -74.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in New York, February 25, 1996
An intense storm over Maine produced high winds across the area. Winds gusted from 50 to nearly 70 MPH and caused numerous trees and power lines to fall.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 13 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
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
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 OKX wrote it up.
An intense storm over Maine produced high winds across the area. Winds gusted from 50 to nearly 70 MPH and caused numerous trees and power lines to fall. In Brooklyn, a person was killed after being struck by a fallen tree. On the New York State Thruway near Harriman, a motorist was injured when a tree fell on the car.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
15 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Putnam
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.427, -73.749 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Rockland
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rockland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.152, -74.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Westchester
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Westchester forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.152, -73.753 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Westchester
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Westchester forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.152, -73.753 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, New York (Manhattan)
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- New York (Manhattan) forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.774, -73.970 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Bronx
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bronx forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.827, -73.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Richmond (Staten Is.)
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Richmond (Staten Is.) forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.583, -74.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Kings (Brooklyn)
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kings (Brooklyn) forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 40.634, -73.950 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Queens
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Queens forecast zone
High Wind, Nassau
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Nassau forecast zone
High Wind, Northwest Suffolk
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northwest Suffolk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northeast Suffolk
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northeast Suffolk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southwest Suffolk
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southwest Suffolk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southeast Suffolk
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southeast Suffolk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Wind, Kings (Brooklyn) | 1996-02-25 | 41 | Male | Under Tree | Direct |
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
- High Wind in Connecticut, February 25, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Utah, February 25 to 26, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, February 25, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 25, 1996
- High Wind in Massachusetts, February 25, 1996
- High Wind in Connecticut, February 25, 1996
- High Wind in Rhode Island, February 25, 1996
- High Wind in New Jersey, February 25, 1996
- High Wind in New Jersey, February 25, 1996
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 25 to 28, 1996
- High Wind in New Hampshire, February 25, 1996
- Winter Storm in California, February 25 to 28, 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: 5559407, 5559408, 5559409, 5559410, 5559411, 5559412, 5559413, 5559414, 5559415, 5559416, 5559417, 5559418, 5559419, 5559420, 5559421.