High Wind in New York, February 22, 1997

Name: High Wind in New York, February 22, 1997
Start: 1997-02-22T11:00
End: 1997-02-22T13:00
Location: New York

February 22, 1997 · NWS BTV · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

The associated strong cold front moved across the area during the late morning and early afternoon. Strong gusty winds accompanied and followed the front with some trees and power lines blown down.

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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $100,000
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 BTV wrote it up.

A storm system developed over the Missouri Valley region Friday (2/21/97) and moved northeast through the eastern Great Lakes region early Saturday (2/22/97) and then across northern New York during Saturday (2/22/97).The associated strong cold front moved across the area during the late morning and early afternoon. Strong gusty winds accompanied and followed the front with some trees and power lines blown down. The most concentrated reports of trees and wires down due to strong winds were in Massena (St Lawrence County), the Plattsburgh area (Clinton County), Upper Jay and Lake Placid (Essex County) and southern Franklin County.

The radar

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Event by event

7 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Northern St. Lawrence

When: February 22, 11:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where: Northern St. Lawrence forecast zone
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 44.501, -75.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Eastern Clinton

When: February 22, 11:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where: Eastern Clinton forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 44.746, -73.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Southeastern St. Lawrence

When: February 22, 11:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where: Southeastern St. Lawrence forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 44.501, -75.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Southern Franklin

When: February 22, 11:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where: Southern Franklin forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 44.593, -74.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Western Clinton

When: February 22, 11:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where: Western Clinton forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 44.746, -73.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Western Essex

When: February 22, 11:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where: Western Essex forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 44.117, -73.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Eastern Essex

When: February 22, 11:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where: Eastern Essex forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 44.117, -73.773 (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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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New York in 1997 Every state in 1997 This day in weather history Warnings in New York, February 1997

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: 5603069, 5603070, 5603071, 5603072, 5603073, 5603074, 5603075.