High Wind in New York, January 27, 1996

Name: High Wind in New York, January 27, 1996
Start: 1996-01-27T07:00
End: 1996-01-27T21:00
Location: New York

January 27, 1996 · NWS ALY · 24 events in 24 counties and zones

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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $260,000
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.

A strong low pressure system developed over the Great Plains on Friday January 26th and tracked northeast to the upper Great Lakes by the 27th. This system produced damaging southerly winds across all of eastern New York from Saturday morning through the evening hours. The damaging winds downed many trees, limbs and power lines across the area. Approximately 10,000 customers lost power within the Capital District. Southern Dutchess County saw some of the worst damage with over 6,000 customers without power. Some other reports included damage to the roof of a gas station in Green Island in Albany County, in Montgomery County a power transformer was blown down in Root, in Schoharie County a tree fell on a house in Cobleskill and in Herkimer County a wind gust to 61 knots was reported in the Town of Litchfield.

The radar

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Event by event

24 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Northern Herkimer

When: January 27, 7:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Northern Herkimer forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 43.420, -74.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Hamilton

When: January 27, 7:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Hamilton forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 43.661, -74.497 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Southern Herkimer

When: January 27, 7:00 AM EST to 9:00 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: January 27, 7:00 AM EST to 9:00 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: January 27, 7:00 AM EST to 9:00 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: January 27, 7:00 AM EST to 9:00 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: January 27, 7:00 AM EST to 9:00 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: January 27, 7:00 AM EST to 9:00 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: January 27, 7:00 AM EST to 9:00 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: January 27, 7:00 AM EST to 9:00 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: January 27, 7:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Eastern Schenectady forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 42.818, -74.059 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Southern Saratoga

When: January 27, 7:00 AM EST to 9:00 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: January 27, 7:00 AM EST to 9:00 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: January 27, 7:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Eastern Albany forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 42.600, -73.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Western Rensselaer

When: January 27, 7:00 AM EST to 9:00 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: January 27, 7:00 AM EST to 9:00 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: January 27, 7:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Western Greene forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 42.277, -74.123 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Eastern Greene

When: January 27, 7:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Eastern Greene forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 42.277, -74.123 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Western Columbia

When: January 27, 7:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Western Columbia forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 42.250, -73.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Eastern Columbia

When: January 27, 7:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Eastern Columbia forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 42.250, -73.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Western Ulster

When: January 27, 7:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Western Ulster forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Eastern Ulster

When: January 27, 7:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Eastern Ulster forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 41.888, -74.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Western Dutchess

When: January 27, 7:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Western Dutchess forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Eastern Dutchess

When: January 27, 7:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Eastern Dutchess forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5553585, 5553586, 5553587, 5553588, 5553589, 5553590, 5553591, 5553592, 5553593, 5553594, 5553595, 5553596, 5553597, 5553598, 5553599, 5553600, 5553601, 5553602, 5553603, 5553604, 5553605, 5553606, 5553607, 5553608.