High Wind, Northern Herkimer
- When
- January 19, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Herkimer forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 43.420, -74.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in New York, January 19, 1996
An intense area of low pressure located over the Mid-Atlantic Region on Friday morning January 19th produced damaging winds across all of eastern New York. This storm was associated with a strong southerly flow which resulted in scattered reports of downed trees, limbs and power lines.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 24 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
- $120,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 24
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.
An intense area of low pressure located over the Mid-Atlantic Region on Friday morning January 19th produced damaging winds across all of eastern New York. This storm was associated with a strong southerly flow which resulted in scattered reports of downed trees, limbs and power lines.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
24 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Hamilton
- When
- January 19, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hamilton forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 43.661, -74.497 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Herkimer
- When
- January 19, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Herkimer forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 43.420, -74.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Fulton
- When
- January 19, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Fulton forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 43.114, -74.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Montgomery
- When
- January 19, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 42.902, -74.440 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Saratoga
- When
- January 19, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Saratoga forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Warren
- When
- January 19, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Warren forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 43.561, -73.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Washington
- When
- January 19, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Washington forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 43.314, -73.431 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Schoharie
- When
- January 19, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Schoharie forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 42.588, -74.442 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Western Schenectady
- When
- January 19, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Schenectady forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 42.818, -74.059 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Eastern Schenectady
- When
- January 19, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Schenectady forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 42.818, -74.059 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Saratoga
- When
- January 19, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Saratoga forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 43.107, -73.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Western Albany
- When
- January 19, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Albany forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 42.600, -73.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Eastern Albany
- When
- January 19, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Albany forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 42.600, -73.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Western Rensselaer
- When
- January 19, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Rensselaer forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 42.711, -73.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Eastern Rensselaer
- When
- January 19, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Rensselaer forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 42.711, -73.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Western Greene
- When
- January 19, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Greene forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 42.277, -74.123 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Eastern Greene
- When
- January 19, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Greene forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 42.277, -74.123 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Western Columbia
- When
- January 19, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Columbia forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 42.250, -73.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Eastern Columbia
- When
- January 19, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Columbia forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 42.250, -73.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Western Ulster
- When
- January 19, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Ulster forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Eastern Ulster
- When
- January 19, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Ulster forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Western Dutchess
- When
- January 19, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Dutchess forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Eastern Dutchess
- When
- January 19, 8:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Dutchess forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in New York, January 19 to 20, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, January 19, 1996
- Flooding in Virginia, January 19 to 22, 1996
- Flooding in Pennsylvania, January 19 to 21, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, January 19, 1996
- Flood in New York, January 19 to 20, 1996
- Flooding in Vermont, January 19 to 20, 1996
- Flooding in New York, January 19 to 20, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, January 19 to 20, 1996
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, January 19, 1996
- Flooding in Maryland, January 19 to 22, 1996
- Flooding in West Virginia, January 19 to 21, 1996
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: 5553373, 5553374, 5553375, 5553376, 5553377, 5553378, 5553379, 5553380, 5553381, 5553382, 5553383, 5553384, 5553385, 5553386, 5553387, 5553388, 5553389, 5553390, 5553391, 5553392, 5553393, 5553394, 5553395, 5553396.