Thunderstorm Wind, Chautauqua
- When
- July 19, 1:45 AM EST
- Where
- Chautauqua County, Kennedy
- Property damage
- $13,000
- Coordinates
- 42.150, -79.100
Damaging Wind in New York, July 19, 1996
Thunderstorms during the night downed trees and wires in the county. In Kennedy, a downed tree damaged a portion of a mobile home.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $13,000
- 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 BUF wrote it up.
Thunderstorms during the night downed trees and wires in the county. In Kennedy, a downed tree damaged a portion of a mobile home.
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 94 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:37 UTC.
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
- Tornado in Maryland, July 19, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, July 19, 1996
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- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, July 19, 1996
- Tornado in Maryland, July 19, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, July 19, 1996
- Flash Flood in Ohio, July 19 to 20, 1996
- Rip Current in Florida, July 19, 1996
- Tornadoes in Pennsylvania, July 19, 1996
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, July 19 to 20, 1996
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, July 19, 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: 5567536.