High Wind, Cattaraugus
- When
- March 25, 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- Cattaraugus forecast zone
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 42.249, -78.679 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in New York, March 25, 1996
A strong cold front swept through Western New York during the evening hours of the 25th. Strong south winds ahead of the front brought down trees, power lines and telephone lines.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- 2
- Property damage
- $170,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
A strong cold front swept through Western New York during the evening hours of the 25th. Strong south winds ahead of the front brought down trees, power lines and telephone lines. Velocities were measured as high as 74 mph. Two construction workers were injured in Buffalo when a retaining wall collapsed. Damage was reported in Otto, Mayville, Medina, Cheektowaga, Batavia, Arcade, and Kennedy.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Chautauqua
- When
- March 25, 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Chautauqua forecast zone
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Coordinates
- 42.303, -79.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Orleans
- When
- March 25, 5:50 PM EST
- Where
- Orleans forecast zone
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Coordinates
- 43.251, -78.189 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Erie
- When
- March 25, 6:05 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Erie forecast zone
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 42.758, -78.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Genesee
- When
- March 25, 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Genesee forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 43.001, -78.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Wyoming
- When
- March 25, 6:47 PM EST
- Where
- Wyoming forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 42.702, -78.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Allegany
- When
- March 25, 6:54 PM EST
- Where
- Allegany forecast zone
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 42.257, -78.028 (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
- High Wind in Illinois, March 25, 1996
- Blizzard in Iowa, March 25, 1996
- High Wind in Ohio, March 25, 1996
- High Wind in Michigan, March 25, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, March 25, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, March 25, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, March 25, 1996
- High Wind in Illinois, March 25, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 25, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, March 25, 1996
- Damaging Wind in New York, March 25, 1996
- High Wind in Indiana, March 25, 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: 5548310, 5548311, 5548312, 5548313, 5548314, 5548315, 5548316.