Thunderstorm Wind, Orange
- When
- July 7, 11:10 AM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Unionville to New Windsor
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.300, -74.570
Damaging Winds in New York, July 7, 1997
High winds downed trees and power lines in Unionville, Goshen, and New Windsor of Orange County and in Carmel of Putnam County. High winds also downed a tree that fell on a multi-family house in Springfield Gardens.
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
- 7
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 OKX wrote it up.
Scattered severe thunderstorms produced high winds and heavy rain.High winds downed trees and power lines in Unionville, Goshen, and New Windsor of Orange County and in Carmel of Putnam County. Car accidents caused by slippery pavement resulted in 7 injuries near Lake Carmel of Purnam County.High winds also downed a tree that fell on a multi-family house in Springfield Gardens. Numerous families were displaced from the destroyed house. Trees and powerlines were also downed in Woodmere.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam
- When
- July 7, 12:45 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam County, Carmel
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Injuries
- 7 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 41.420, -73.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Queens
- When
- July 7, 5:05 PM EST to 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Queens County, Jfk Airport to Springfield Gardens
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.630, -73.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Nassau
- When
- July 7, 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Nassau County, Woodmere
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.630, -73.730
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: 5610296, 5610297, 5610298, 5610299.