New York, 1996

High Wind in New York, January 19, 1996

January 19, 1996 · NWS OKX · 15 events in 15 counties and zones

15 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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.

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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
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.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

15 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Orange

When
January 19, 9:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Orange forecast zone
Coordinates
41.402, -74.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Putnam

When
January 19, 9:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Putnam forecast zone
Coordinates
41.427, -73.749 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Rockland

When
January 19, 9:00 AM EST to 2:00 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
January 19, 9:00 AM EST to 2:00 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
January 19, 9:00 AM EST to 2:00 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
January 19, 9:00 AM EST to 2:00 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
January 19, 9:00 AM EST to 2:00 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
January 19, 9:00 AM EST to 2:00 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
January 19, 9:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Kings (Brooklyn) forecast zone
Coordinates
40.634, -73.950 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Queens

When
January 19, 9:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Queens forecast zone

High Wind, Nassau

When
January 19, 9:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Nassau forecast zone

High Wind, Northwest Suffolk

When
January 19, 9:00 AM EST to 2:00 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
January 19, 9:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Northeast Suffolk forecast zone
Coordinates
40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Southeast Suffolk

When
January 19, 9:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Southeast Suffolk forecast zone
Coordinates
40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Southwest Suffolk

When
January 19, 9:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Southwest Suffolk forecast zone
Coordinates
40.941, -72.685 (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.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5561927, 5561928, 5561929, 5561930, 5561931, 5561932, 5561933, 5561934, 5561935, 5561936, 5561937, 5561938, 5561939, 5561940, 5561941.