Thunderstorm Wind, St. Lawrence
- When
- July 16, 1:41 PM EST
- Where
- St. Lawrence County, Massena
- Measured
- 42 kt (48 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 44.930, -74.870
Damaging Wind in New York, July 16, 1996
A trough of low pressure moved across northern New York and Vermont during Tuesday, July 16, 1996 with afternoon and evening thunderstorms.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 BTV wrote it up.
A trough of low pressure moved across northern New York and Vermont during Tuesday, July 16, 1996 with afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms were accompanied by strong winds, heavy rain and hail.Specifically, damage included:--trees blown down in Massena (St Lawrence County) at 1341 EST
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flood in Iowa, July 16 to 18, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, July 16, 1996
- High Wind in California, July 16, 1996
- Flood in Iowa, July 16 to 18, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 16, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, July 16, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, July 16, 1996
- Flash Flood in Nebraska, July 16, 1996
- Flash Flood in Nebraska, July 16 to 17, 1996
- Flash Flood in Iowa, July 16 to 17, 1996
- Flood in Nebraska, July 16 to 17, 1996
- Flash Flood in Nebraska, July 16 to 17, 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: 5572118.