Thunderstorm Wind, Herkimer
- When
- August 27, 4:05 PM EST
- Where
- Herkimer County, Salisbury Center
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Coordinates
- 43.150, -74.800
Damaging Winds in New York, August 27, 1997
On August 27, severe thunderstorms tracked across parts of Herkimer and Fulton Counties. At Salisbury Center in Herkimer County, thunderstorm winds downed trees, large limbs and wires.
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
- $12,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
On August 27, severe thunderstorms tracked across parts of Herkimer and Fulton Counties. At Salisbury Center in Herkimer County, thunderstorm winds downed trees, large limbs and wires. In Fulton County, thunderstorm winds downed trees in several locations.
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:05 UTC.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton
- When
- August 27, 4:20 PM EST
- Where
- Fulton County, Stratford
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 43.180, -74.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton
- When
- August 27, 4:53 PM EST
- Where
- Fulton County, Caroga Lake
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 43.150, -74.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton
- When
- August 27, 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- Fulton County, Bleecker
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 43.130, -74.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton
- When
- August 27, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Fulton County, Broadalbin
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 43.050, -74.200
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.
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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: 5611903, 5611904, 5611905, 5611906, 5612001.